Last week's arrest of the chief of Internet startup Livedoor on suspicion of violating securities laws was a stunning fall for Takafumi Horie, who had become a celebrity in Japan for his bold buyout attempts and brash manner. The scandal, which triggered a big sell-off in the Tokyo stock market, has also prompted calls for stricter monitoring of stock trading and the setting up of a Japanese equivalent of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
January 30, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
In a heated debate Thursday, Japanese legislators demanded stricter monitoring of stock trading following the arrest of the chief of Internet startup Livedoor Co. on suspicion of violating securities laws.
Calls for setting up a Japanese equivalent of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have been getting louder since prosecutors raided Livedoor Jan. 16, triggering a big sell-off in the Tokyo stock market.
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