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The Osaka Securities Exchange ("OSE") provides a marketplace for transactions of securities, securities related futures and options with the aim of maintaining fair and smooth transactions so as to serve the public interest and protect investors.

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The NSE provides a market for the buying and selling of domestic Stocks and Japanese as well as non-Japanese bonds.

Translations & Originals of Official Financial Statements: All Tokyo Stock Exchange and major OTC firms.

The Japanese Bankers Association, a trade organization for banks in Japan, was established in April 1999. The Association's principal objective is to contribute to economic growth and the nation's welfare by pursuing the sound development of banks in Japan.

Prices and graphs for Japanese Stocks. (in Japanese)

TOCOM trades futues on gold, silver, platinum, palladium, aluminum, rubber, cotton and wool. Includes market data, contract specifications and a business calendar.

One of the leading commodity futures exchanges in Asia, the Tokyo Grain Exchange is a non-profit membership organization presently trading corn, Non-GMO soybean, U.S. soybean, azuki(red beans), arabica coffee, robusta coffee and raw sugar futures. Options on corn, U.S. soybeans and raw sugar futures are also being traded.

The TSE maintains markets for securities and related futures and options, and secures the fair and smooth trading of securities in order to protect public and investor interests. In this way, the TSE resembles a public institution. In addition, the TSE's role as an international stock exchange has recently expanded due to advances in international capital flow.

While retaining its time-honored culture, Japan rapidly absorbed Western technology during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After its devastating defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become the second most powerful economy in the world and a staunch ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, actual power rests in networks of powerful politicians, bureaucrats, and business executives. The economy experienced a major slowdown in the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth.