CompaniesJapan's Fujitsu faces major test after TSE failure
IT company that runs Tokyo exchange's system had similar problems twice before
Fujitsu had been generating good business results as it pursued its own digital transformation, but the most recent mishap at the Tokyo Stock Exchange could undermine its credibility and stall its progress.
NIKI MIZUGUCHI and RYOTARO YAGUCHI, Nikkei staff writers
October 2, 2020 19:38 JST
TOKYO -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange, the backbone of Japan's stock market, experienced a system failure on Thursday. This is the third time that the exchange's "arrowhead" trading system, designed and developed by information technology services company Fujitsu, has experienced a critical failure.