TOKYO -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange said on Tuesday that it will launch the new 'prime' section of the market with 1,841 companies, or 84% of the current top market section, in its biggest revamp in half a century.
Major bourse revamp aimed at pushing companies to boost performance

The TSE reclassified its 3,777 stocks on Jan. 11 in the biggest revamp in half a century. (Source photos by Ken Kobayashi and Kento Awashima)
TOKYO -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange said on Tuesday that it will launch the new 'prime' section of the market with 1,841 companies, or 84% of the current top market section, in its biggest revamp in half a century.