President's Address

As the central market of our country, the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) fulfills the vital function of providing a securities market that supports fund management and capital raising for users both at home and abroad.

Going into the future, creating a more efficient and competitive financial capital market is essential to achieve steady growth and sustainable prosperity in the Japanese economy. To realize these goals, it is imperative to guide domestic assets from savings into investments and also draw high-quality risk money from around the world into the Japanese financial market as medium and long-term funds. Meanwhile, as a key infrastructural element of the financial capital market in our country, a strong demand is placed on the TSE for enhancing attractiveness and strengthening competitiveness.

In response to this demand, we will continue to endeavor to improve effectiveness and user convenience in the market and to further strengthen its self-regulatory functions. Through these efforts, the TSE will fulfill its societal mission as a market operator to steadily provide market users with an opportunity to make transactions with peace of mind, and will move forward decisively towards the ultimate goal of solidifying its position as the core market for the efficient flow of funds in Asia.

We sincerely ask for your kind support and cooperation.

June 2010