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Rice price futures index's listing

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 20 Kyodo - SBI Holdings Inc. CEO Yoshitaka Kitao, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, Kansai Economic Federation Chairman Masayoshi Matsumoto, Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama and Osaka Dojima Exchange Inc. President Wataru Ariga pose for a photo in the western Japan city of Osaka on Aug. 20, 2024, in a ceremony marking the listing a week before of a Japanese rice price futures index on the Osaka Dojima Exchange. (Kyodo)

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Rice price futures index's listing

Osaka Dojima Exchange Inc. President Wataru Ariga speaks in Osaka on Aug. 20, 2024, during a ceremony marking the listing a week before of a Japanese rice price futures index on the western Japan exchange.

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Rice price futures index's listing

Osaka Dojima Exchange Inc. President Wataru Ariga speaks in Osaka on Aug. 20, 2024, during a ceremony marking the listing a week before of a Japanese rice price futures index on the western Japan exchange.

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Rice price futures index's listing

SBI Holdings Inc. CEO Yoshitaka Kitao speaks in the western Japan city of Osaka on Aug. 20, 2024, in a ceremony marking the listing a week before of a Japanese rice price futures index on the Osaka Dojima Exchange.

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Rice price futures index's listing

(from L) SBI Holdings Inc. CEO Yoshitaka Kitao, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, Kansai Economic Federation Chairman Masayoshi Matsumoto, Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama and Osaka Dojima Exchange Inc. President Wataru Ariga pose for a photo in the western Japan city of Osaka on Aug. 20, 2024, in a ceremony marking the listing a week before of a Japanese rice price futures index on the Osaka Dojima Exchange.

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Rice price futures index's listing

(from L) SBI Holdings Inc. CEO Yoshitaka Kitao, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, Kansai Economic Federation Chairman Masayoshi Matsumoto, Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama and Osaka Dojima Exchange Inc. President Wataru Ariga break a sake cask in the western Japan city of Osaka on Aug. 20, 2024, in a ceremony marking the listing a week before of a Japanese rice price futures index on the Osaka Dojima Exchange.

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Presidents of operators of Tokyo, Osaka bourses

OSAKA, Japan - Atsushi Saito (L), president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc., and Michio Yoneda, president of Osaka Securities Exchange Co., are pictured prior to the start of a meeting to discuss the details of the two entities' planned merger, at the Osaka bourse on Dec. 29, 2011. The two companies announced in November that they will merge in January 2013.

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'JPX' logo set to be used by Tokyo bourse

TOKYO, Japan - "JPX" logo in this undated photo is set to be used by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Japan Exchange Group Inc. announced on June 17, 2014. JPX was launched in January 2013 through a merger of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Exchange.

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'JPX' logo to be used by Osaka bourse

TOKYO, Japan - "JPX" logo in this undated photo is set to be used by the Osaka Exchange, Japan Exchange Group Inc. announced on June 17, 2014. JPX was launched in January 2013 through a merger of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Exchange.

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Osaka Exchange's 'OSE' logo

TOKYO, Japan - The Osaka Exchange's "OSE" logo is shown in an undated photo. Japan Exchange Group Inc. announced June 17, 2014, the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Exchange are using the new "JPX" logo.

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Tokyo Stock Exchange's former logo

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange's former logo. Japan Exchange Group Inc. announced June 17, 2014, that the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Exchange are using a new "JPX" logo.

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Osaka Exchange

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Hiromi Yamaji, president of Osaka Exchange Inc., at the bourse, which changed its name from Osaka Securities Exchange Co. in Osaka, western Japan, on March 24, 2014. The Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges integrated the trading of derivatives operations into the Osaka bourse the same day.

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Osaka bourse absorbs TSE derivatives trading

OSAKA, Japan - A sign of Osaka Exchange Inc., the new name of the former Osaka Securities Exchange Co., is unveiled in Osaka's Chuo Ward on March 24, 2014, the day when the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges integrated the trading of derivatives operations into the Osaka bourse.

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Tokyo, Osaka bourses integrate

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Kiyota, president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc., speaks at the TSE in the capital's Nihombashi Kabutocho district on July 16, 2013, after the bourse began trading. The Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges integrated the trading of shares at the TSE the same day, making it the world's third-largest exchange by number of listed companies.

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Tokyo, Osaka bourses integrate

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Kiyota (R), president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc., answers a reporter's question at the TSE in the capital's Nihombashi Kabutocho district on July 16, 2013, after the bourse began trading. To the left is Takafumi Sato, president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Regulation. The Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges integrated the trading of shares at the TSE the same day, making it the world's third-largest exchange by number of listed companies.

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Japan's new top bourse operator

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Saito, chief executive officer of Japan Exchange Group Inc., speaks during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital's Nihombashi Kabutocho area on Jan. 4, 2013, after the New Year's holidays. Japan Exchange Group, created Jan. 1 through the merger of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co., went public on Jan.4 on the TSE's first section.

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Merger of Tokyo, Osaka stock exchanges

OSAKA, Japan - Michio Yoneda, president of Osaka Securities Exchange Co., holds a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 20, 2012. Shareholders of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co. approved the same day the bourses' merger on Jan. 1 and the founding of Japan Exchange Group Inc., a holding company for the two exchanges.

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Merger of Tokyo, Osaka stock exchanges

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Saito, president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2012. Shareholders of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co. approved the same day the bourses' merger on Jan. 1 and the founding of Japan Exchange Group Inc., a holding company for the two exchanges.

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Merger of Tokyo, Osaka stock exchanges

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 20, 2012, shows the Osaka Securities Exchange in Osaka's Chuo Ward. Shareholders of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co. approved the same day the bourses' merger on Jan. 1 and the founding of Japan Exchange Group Inc., a holding company for the two exchanges.

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Tokyo, Osaka stock exchanges to merge

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Securities Exchange Co. shareholders enter the venue of their extraordinary meeting in Osaka on Nov. 20, 2012. Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. separately held an extra shareholders meeting the same day. Both the meetings gave consent to an agreement on the exchanges' merger on Jan. 1, 2013, and to create Japan Exchange Group Inc., a holding company for the two exchanges.

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Tokyo, Osaka stock exchanges to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. holds an extraordinary meeting of shareholders in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2012. Osaka Securities Exchange Co. separately held an extra shareholders meeting the same day. Both meetings gave consent to an agreement on the exchanges' merger on Jan. 1, 2013, and to create Japan Exchange Group Inc., a holding company for the two exchanges.

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Tokyo, Osaka bourses to integrate cash markets by July 2013

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Securities Exchange Co. President Michio Yoneda attends a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 29, 2012. Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co. said the same day they will integrate their cash equity markets into the TSE by July 2013 after their merger on Jan. 1, 2013.

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Iwakuma to head TSE after merger with OSE

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Hiroyuki Iwakuma, senior executive vice president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. Iwakuma is to become president of the bourse operator after its merger on Jan. 1, 2013, with Osaka Securities Exchange Co., company sources said on Oct. 24, 2012.

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Presidents of operators of Tokyo, Osaka bourses

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows Atsushi Saito (left frame), president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc., and Michio Yoneda, president of Osaka Securities Exchange Co., at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2011. The two companies announced the same day they have agreed to merge amid consolidation moves among international rivals, becoming the world's second-largest bourse.

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Tokyo, Osaka bourses to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Combined file photo taken in March 2011 shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange (L) and Osaka Securities Exchange. Their operators, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co., announced on Nov. 22, 2011, that they have agreed to merge in January 2013 amid increased consolidation moves among international rivals.

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Tokyo, Osaka bourses agree to merge in Oct. 2012

OSAKA, Japan - Combined file photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange (L) in Tokyo and the Osaka Securities Exchange in Osaka, western Japan. Their operators, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co., have agreed to merge in October 2012, sources close to the matter said Nov. 8, 2011.

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TSE seeks merger with OSE

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Saito, president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc., speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2011. Saito said the TSE is willing to tie up or integrate management with the Osaka Securities Exchange amid increasing consolidation of major stock exchanges worldwide.

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Osaka bourse inaugurates J-Gate derivatives trading system

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Securities Exchange President Michio Yoneda (L) receives a gift from Lars Ottersgard, senior vice president of Nasdaq OMX Market Technology, in Osaka on Feb. 14, 2011. A new financial derivatives trading system, named J-Gate, went into operation that day at the OSE, handling buy and sell orders about 20 times faster than previously. The new system was developed by Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.

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Jasdaq votes down integration of systems with Osaka bourse

TOKYO, Japan - Jasdaq Securities Exchange Inc. President Takashi Tsutsui tells reporters in Tokyo on March 24 that the operator of the Jasdaq market for start-up firms rejected the integration of trading systems with Osaka Securities Exchange Co.

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Noguchi reaches sponsorship deal with Sysmex

OSAKA, Japan - Athens Olympic women's marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi smiles at a press conference after making a sponsorship deal with medical technology manufacturer Sysmex on Dec. 1. Noguchi had been in search of a sponsorship deal since ending a relationship with Globally Inc., whose athletics club was abolished after the company pulled out of its mainstay futures trading business following its violation of the Commodity Exchange Act.

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Sony releases 'Aibo' robot dog with diary-keeping function

OSAKA, Japan - Sony Style (Japan) Inc. releases Sept. 29 the latest version of the robot dog Aibo, which can ''exchange diaries'' with its owner. The picture shows the robot dog looking at a computer screen used for exchanging diaries.

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Murakami Fund acquires 10% stake in OSE

OSAKA, Japan - M&A Consulting Inc., an investment fund led by former trade ministry official Yoshiaki Murakami, has apparently emerged as the largest shareholder of the Osaka Securities Exchange Co. (in photo) by acquiring a 10 percent equity stake in the operator of Japan's second-largest stock exchange, according to a report submitted to the government by the fund on April 11.

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OSE unveils steps to stimulate Nasdaq Japan Market

TOKYO, Japan - Goro Tatsumi, president of the Osaka Securities Exchange, announced measures to stimulate trading at the Nasdaq Japan Market, including an exemption of membership fees for companies seen as promising, at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 28. The move is apparently designed to prevent listed companies from leaving after Nasdaq Japan Inc. terminates its contract with the OSE in October.

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Osaka bourse to end alliance with Nasdaq Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Goro Tatsumi, president of the Osaka Securities Exchange, speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Aug. 16 about the termination of its business alliance with Nasdaq Japan Inc.

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8 firms apply for listing on Nasdaq Japan market

TOKYO, Japan - The presidents of eight companies (at the back) that applied for listing on the newly-opened Nasdaq Japan stock market attend a news conference in Tokyo on May 8, along with Tatsuyuki Saeki (R in front), president of Nasdaq Japan Inc., and Kyoji Kitamura (C), president of the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE). The Nasdaq Japan market was opened the same day by the OSE.

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Murakami Fund acquires 10% stake in OSE

OSAKA, Japan - M&A Consulting Inc., an investment fund led by former trade ministry official Yoshiaki Murakami, has apparently emerged as the largest shareholder of the Osaka Securities Exchange Co. (in photo) by acquiring a 10 percent equity stake in the operator of Japan's second-largest stock exchange, according to a report submitted to the government by the fund on April 11. (Kyodo)

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Sony releases 'Aibo' robot dog with diary-keeping function

OSAKA, Japan - Sony Style (Japan) Inc. releases Sept. 29 the latest version of the robot dog Aibo, which can ''exchange diaries'' with its owner. The picture shows the robot dog looking at a computer screen used for exchanging diaries. (Kyodo)

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Noguchi reaches sponsorship deal with Sysmex

OSAKA, Japan - Athens Olympic women's marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi smiles at a press conference after making a sponsorship deal with medical technology manufacturer Sysmex on Dec. 1. Noguchi had been in search of a sponsorship deal since ending a relationship with Globally Inc., whose athletics club was abolished after the company pulled out of its mainstay futures trading business following its violation of the Commodity Exchange Act. (Kyodo)

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Jasdaq votes down integration of systems with Osaka bourse

TOKYO, Japan - Jasdaq Securities Exchange Inc. President Takashi Tsutsui tells reporters in Tokyo on March 24 that the operator of the Jasdaq market for start-up firms rejected the integration of trading systems with Osaka Securities Exchange Co. (Kyodo)

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Osaka Exchange to open "OSE Gallery" to public

Osaka Exchange Inc. President Hiromi Yamaji (R) sees various historical materials of financial products displayed at its exchange hall during a press preview of the "OSE Gallery" on Jan. 30, 2015, ahead of its official opening to the public on Feb. 2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Internet venture chief arrested over false corporate data

OSAKA, Japan - Katsumi Sato, 32, former president of Internet venture i-cf Inc., is taken to the Osaka prefectural police headquarters in Osaka on Feb. 13 after he was arrested for allegedly releasing falsely inflated asset data prior to the acquisition of companies through share swap deals. The Internet venture, which has been renamed Orben Inc., is traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Mothers market for emerging companies. (Kyodo)

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TSE seeks merger with OSE

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Saito, president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc., speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2011. Saito said the TSE is willing to tie up or integrate management with the Osaka Securities Exchange amid increasing consolidation of major stock exchanges worldwide. (Kyodo)

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Osaka bourse inaugurates J-Gate derivatives trading system

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Securities Exchange President Michio Yoneda (L) receives a gift from Lars Ottersgard, senior vice president of Nasdaq OMX Market Technology, in Osaka on Feb. 14, 2011. A new financial derivatives trading system, named J-Gate, went into operation that day at the OSE, handling buy and sell orders about 20 times faster than previously. The new system was developed by Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (Kyodo)

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'JPX' logo to be used by Osaka bourse

TOKYO, Japan - "JPX" logo in this undated photo is set to be used by the Osaka Exchange, Japan Exchange Group Inc. announced on June 17, 2014. JPX was launched in January 2013 through a merger of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Exchange. (Kyodo)

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Presidents of operators of Tokyo, Osaka bourses

OSAKA, Japan - Atsushi Saito (L), president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc., and Michio Yoneda, president of Osaka Securities Exchange Co., are pictured prior to the start of a meeting to discuss the details of the two entities' planned merger, at the Osaka bourse on Dec. 29, 2011. The two companies announced in November that they will merge in January 2013. (Kyodo)

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Iwakuma to head TSE after merger with OSE

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Hiroyuki Iwakuma, senior executive vice president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. Iwakuma is to become president of the bourse operator after its merger on Jan. 1, 2013, with Osaka Securities Exchange Co., company sources said on Oct. 24, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo, Osaka bourses agree to merge in Oct. 2012

OSAKA, Japan - Combined file photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange (L) in Tokyo and the Osaka Securities Exchange in Osaka, western Japan. Their operators, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co., have agreed to merge in October 2012, sources close to the matter said Nov. 8, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Presidents of operators of Tokyo, Osaka bourses

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows Atsushi Saito (left frame), president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc., and Michio Yoneda, president of Osaka Securities Exchange Co., at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2011. The two companies announced the same day they have agreed to merge amid consolidation moves among international rivals, becoming the world's second-largest bourse. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo, Osaka bourses to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Combined file photo taken in March 2011 shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange (L) and Osaka Securities Exchange. Their operators, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co., announced on Nov. 22, 2011, that they have agreed to merge in January 2013 amid increased consolidation moves among international rivals. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Stock Exchange

Photo taken July 27, 2020, shows a poster about the launch of a comprehensive exchange displayed at the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Japan Exchange Group Inc. began futures trading of commodities including gold at its Osaka Exchange unit, offering the first one-stop trading platform in Japan for financial and commodities futures.