Tokyo Stock Exchange chief resigns over October system crash

Glitch halted investor trading for whole day

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Koichiro Miyahara, president of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, has stepped down to take responsibility for a system glitch that brought trading to a halt on Oct. 1. © Reuters

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Koichiro Miyahara, president of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, has stepped down to take responsibility for a system glitch.

Tokyo trading was halted on Oct. 1 due to the glitch, which left investors unable to trade for the whole day across the board.

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