The IOC announced that Chicago and Tokyo have been rejected as sites for the 2016 Olympics. Rio de Janeiro and Madrid are the finalists. The announcement as to who will host the 2016 Olympics will happen between 12-12:30 EST.

In what may be called a black day in the history of civil aviation as a plane full of children crashed in Montana a second plane crash report is coming now from Japan. Fedex cargo plane has crashed in Tokyo's Narita Airport in Japan killing two people.

Monkey sighting in a Tokyo train station caused much commotion.

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) is pleased to announce that it has designated kabu.com Securities Co., Ltd. as an "Index Futures Supporter" as of June 16th, 2008.

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) is pleased to announce that it has designated Deutsche Securities Inc. as an "Index Futures Supporter" as of June 16th, 2008.

Lyxor International Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Societe Generale, and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. announce the listing of the Lyxor ETF Japan (TOPIX) on the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. This is the first Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) in Hong Kong based on the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX).

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) is pleased to announce that it has designated Deutsche Securities Inc. as the first "TOPIX Options Liquidity Provider".

The TSE introduced the TOPIX Options Liquidity Provider System (LP system).

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has previously announced that it had passed a resolution on a partial revision of the tick size structure at the board of directors meeting held on January 29, 2008, and that it would implement the revision in the summer of this year.

The TSE imposed a fine of JPY 3 million on Deutsche Securities Inc. for the act of trading securities through a proprietary account based on corporate related information.

The TSE suspended stock brokerage trading on the TSE market for Maruhachi Securities Co., Ltd. from June 9 to June 11 due to the company's accepting and executing orders aimed at pegging stock prices.

Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. (TSE Group) and Mongolian Stock Exchange (MSE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today.