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JASDAQ
Name	JASDAQ
Type	Stock exchange
City	Tokyo
Country	Japan
Founded	1991
Owner	Osaka Exchange (part of Japan Exchange Group)
Currency	Japanese yen

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JASDAQ JASDAQ is a Japanese securities market that served as an over-the-counter and later exchange venue for small and emerging companies, associated with Tokyo and Osaka financial centers such as Tokyo Stock Exchange, Osaka Exchange, Japan Exchange Group, Nagoya Stock Exchange and Fukuoka Stock Exchange. It linked issuers and investors active in contexts involving SoftBank Group, Sony Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, and Nomura Holdings through listings that paralleled other venues like NASDAQ and London Stock Exchange. The market evolved amid regulatory developments involving Financial Services Agency (Japan), Ministry of Finance (Japan), and international comparisons to New York Stock Exchange and Euronext.

History

JASDAQ originated from efforts by entities such as Japan Securities Dealers Association, Securities Dealers Association of Japan, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Daiwa Securities Group, Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group during the 1990s bubble and post-bubble era alongside milestones involving Plaza Accord and Heisei period financial reforms. Its early years intersected with issuers like Nintendo, Rakuten, Canon, Panasonic Corporation, Hitachi, and Fujitsu as Japan expanded electronic trading infrastructure influenced by NASDAQ Stock Market innovations and technology providers including NEC Corporation and Toshiba. Corporate actions and consolidation led to mergers involving Osaka Securities Exchange and the creation of Japan Exchange Group in transactions reminiscent of deals between Deutsche Börse and Euronext NV. Market episodes involved crises and recoveries comparable to events at Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, Asian Financial Crisis, and regulatory responses after Enron and WorldCom scandals that affected global equity markets.

The market architecture reflected segmentation similar to Mainboard and Alternative Investment Market seen in London Stock Exchange Group and consisted of sections comparable to NASDAQ Capital Market and NASDAQ Global Market. Indexes and benchmarks used in analysis referenced broader Japanese measures like Nikkei 225, TOPIX, JPX-Nikkei 400 and international indicators such as S&P 500, FTSE 100, DAX, and Hang Seng Index. Market participants included firms analogous to Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, HSBC, and local brokers such as SMBC Nikko Securities, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities and IwaiCosmo Securities. Trading data and equity performance were monitored by institutions akin to Bank of Japan, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and research units at University of Tokyo and Keio University.

Listing criteria drew on precedents from Tokyo Stock Exchange regimes and international comparators like NASDAQ OMX and required disclosure standards influenced by Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and reporting practices seen at Sony, Honda Motor Company, KDDI, SoftBank Corp., and LINE Corporation. Notable issuers that accessed growth-capital markets included startups similar to Mercari, CyberAgent, GREE, DeNA Co., Ltd., NHN Japan, Rakuten, and technology spin-offs from Hitachi and Toshiba. Venture firms and institutional investors such as Japan Post Bank, Dai-ichi Life, Tokio Marine, Pension Fund Association (Japan), BlackRock, and Vanguard Group participated in secondary markets. Admission standards paralleled corporate governance trends promoted by entities like Tokyo Stock Exchange's Corporate Governance Code, the Financial Services Agency (Japan), and advisory bodies that included voices from Keidanren and Japan Association of Corporate Executives.

Trading mechanics employed electronic order-driven systems akin to platforms developed by NASDAQ, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Euronext, and London Stock Exchange Group, integrating systems from providers such as TSE Arca, OMX Technology and participants including SBI Holdings, Matsui Securities, Rakuten Securities, and Monex Group. Market hours aligned with Tokyo session schedules comparable to Tokyo Stock Exchange timings and interacted with global trading windows of New York Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange. Liquidity provisioning involved market makers and brokers like Nomura Securities and Daiwa Securities using auction mechanisms and continuous trading similar to models at Australian Securities Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange.

Regulatory oversight involved Financial Services Agency (Japan), self-regulatory organizations comparable to Japan Securities Dealers Association, and governance frameworks influenced by international standards from International Organization of Securities Commissions, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, and International Monetary Fund. Enforcement actions, disclosure enforcement and corporate governance initiatives mirrored responses to cases such as Olympus Corporation accounting scandal and invoked cross-border cooperation with regulators like Securities and Exchange Commission (United States), Financial Conduct Authority, and European Securities and Markets Authority. Listing inspections and compliance reporting involved audit firms including Deloitte Tohmatsu, KPMG AZSA, Ernst & Young ShinNihon, and PwC Japan.

JASDAQ's role in capital formation for small and medium enterprises reflected policy goals articulated by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan), Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, and development programs akin to those of Japan Finance Corporation and Development Bank of Japan. Criticisms paralleled debates surrounding market fragmentation raised by scholars at University of Tokyo, Hitotsubashi University, Keio University, and media outlets such as Nikkei and Asahi Shimbun over liquidity, investor protection, and listing quality; commentators compared outcomes to controversies at NASDAQ and Alternative Investment Market. Academic assessments appeared in journals associated with Japan Society of Monetary Economics and conferences hosted by International Monetary Fund and Asian Development Bank, while policy reforms were discussed in forums attended by executives from Toyota Motor Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation, and financial leaders from Nomura Holdings and Mizuho Financial Group.