Mothers (Tokyo Stock Exchange)
Mothers (Japanese: マザーズ) was a section (market) of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, where the shares of startup companies were listed and traded. Its name is said to have come from an acronym of "Market of the high-growth and emerging stocks".
TSE also had the JASDAQ for a similar purpose but with different requirements, which it acquired when it merged with Osaka Stock Exchange to form Japan Exchange Group in 2013.
In April 2022, the TSE restructured its markets, and the companies that were in the Mothers section became part of the Growth Market.