(i)whether a Membership Company after the Entity Conversion (hereinafter referred to as the "Membership Company after Entity Conversion") is a General Partnership Company, Limited Partnership Company, or Limited Liability Company;

(ii)the purpose, trade name, and location of the head office of the Membership Company after Entity Conversion;

(iii)the following matters concerning the partners of the Membership Company after Entity Conversion:

(iv)in addition to what is listed in the preceding two items, the matters provided for in the articles of incorporation of the Membership Company after Entity Conversion;

(v)if the Membership Company after Entity Conversion is to deliver to shareholders of the Stock Company effecting the Entity Conversion Monies, etc. (excluding the equity interests of the Membership Company after Entity Conversion; hereinafter the same shall apply in this item and the following item) in lieu of the shares thereof when effecting the Entity Conversion, the following matters concerning such Monies, etc.:

(vi)in the case prescribed in the preceding item, matters concerning the allotment of Monies, etc. set forth in that item to shareholders of the Stock Company effecting the Entity Conversion (excluding the Stock Company effecting the Entity Conversion);

(vii)if the Stock Company effecting Entity Conversion has issued Share Options, the description of the amount of Monies, etc. that the Membership Company after Entity Conversion will deliver in lieu of such Share Options to holders of such Share Options at the time of the Entity Conversion, or the method for calculating such amount;

(viii)in the case prescribed in the preceding item, matters concerning the allotment of Monies, etc. set forth in that item to holders of Share Options of the Stock Company effecting the Entity Conversion; and

(ix)the day on which the Entity Conversion becomes effective (hereinafter referred to as the "Effective Day" in this Chapter)

(i)the purpose, trade name, location of the head office, and Total Number of Authorized Shares of the Stock Company after the Entity Conversion (hereinafter referred to as the "Stock Company after Entity Conversion" in this Article);

(ii)in addition to what is provided for in the preceding item, the matters provided for in the articles of incorporation of the Stock Company after Entity Conversion;

(iii)the names of the directors of the Stock Company after Entity Conversion;

(iv)the matters provided for in (a) to (c) below for the categories of cases listed respectively therein:

(v)the number of shares (or, for a Company with Class Shares, the classes of the shares and the number of the shares for each class) of the Stock Company after Entity Conversion to be acquired by partners of the Membership Company effecting Entity Conversion, when effecting the Entity Conversion, or the method for calculating such numbers;

(vi)matters concerning the allotment of the shares set forth in the preceding item to partners of the Membership Company effecting Entity Conversion;

(vii)if the Stock Company after Entity Conversion is to deliver to partners of the Membership Company effecting the Entity Conversion Monies, etc. (excluding the shares of the Stock Company after Entity Conversion; hereinafter the same shall apply in this item and the following item) in lieu of the equity interests thereof when effecting the Entity Conversion, the following matters concerning such Monies, etc.:

(viii)in the case prescribed in the preceding item, matters concerning the allotment of Monies, etc. set forth in that item to partners of the Membership Company effecting the Entity Conversion; and

(ix)the Effective Day.

(i)in cases where there is a provision on the matters set forth in (a) of item (vii) of the preceding Article:bondholders of the Bonds set forth in (a) of that item;

(ii)in cases where there is a provision on the matters set forth in (b) of item (vii) of the preceding Article:holders of the Share Options set forth in (b) of that item; and

(iii)in cases where there is a provision on the matters set forth in (c) of item (vii) of the preceding Article:bondholders of the Bonds pertaining to Bonds with Share Options set forth in (c) of that item, and holders of the Share Options attached to such Bonds with Share Options.

(i)the purpose, trade name, location of the head office, and the Total Number of Authorized Shares of the Stock Company Incorporated through Share Transfer (hereinafter referred to as the "Wholly Owning Parent Company Incorporated through Share Transfer" in this Part);

(ii)in addition to what is provided for in the preceding item, the matters provided for in the articles of incorporation of the Wholly Owning Parent Company Incorporated through Share Transfer;

(iii)the names of the Directors at Incorporation of the Wholly Owning Parent Company Incorporated through Share Transfer;

(iv)the matters provided for in (a) to (c) below for the categories of cases listed respectively therein:

(v)the number of shares (or, for a Company with Class Shares, the classes of the shares and the number of the shares for each class) of the Wholly Owning Parent Company Incorporated through Share Transfer to be delivered by the Wholly Owning Parent Company Incorporated through Share Transfer to shareholders of the Stock Company effecting the Share Transfer (hereinafter referred to as the "Wholly Owned Subsidiary Company in Share Transfer" in this Part) in lieu of the shares thereof, when effecting the Share Transfer, or the method for calculating such numbers, and matters concerning the amount of the stated capital and capital reserves of the Wholly Owning Parent Company Incorporated through Share Transfer;

(vi)matters concerning allotment of the shares set forth in the preceding item to shareholders of the Wholly Owned Subsidiary Company in Share Transfer;

(vii)if the Wholly Owning Parent Company Incorporated through Share Transfer is to deliver to shareholders of the Wholly Owned Subsidiary Company in Share Transfer Bonds, etc. of the Wholly Owning Parent Company Incorporated through Share Transfer in lieu of the shares thereof when effecting the Share Transfer, the following matters concerning such Bonds, etc.:

(viii)in the case prescribed in the preceding item, matters concerning allotment of Bonds, etc. set forth in that item to shareholders of the Wholly Owned Subsidiary Company in Share Transfer;

(ix)if the Wholly Owning Parent Company Incorporated through Share Transfer is to deliver to holders of Share Options of the Wholly Owned Subsidiary Company in Share Transfer Share Options of the Wholly Owning Parent Company Incorporated through Share Transfer in lieu of such Share Options at the time of the Share Transfer, the following matters concerning such Share Options:

(x)in the case prescribed in the preceding item, matters concerning allotment of the Share Options of the Wholly Owning Parent Company Incorporated through Share Transfer set forth in that item to holders of Share Options under Share Transfer Plan.

(i)if there is any arrangement that no shares of the Wholly Owning Parent Company Incorporated through Share Transfer are allotted to shareholders of a certain class of shares, a statement to such effect and such class of shares; and

(ii)in addition to the matters listed in the preceding item, if there is any arrangement that each class of shares shall be treated differently with respect to allotment of shares of the Wholly Owning Parent Company Incorporated through Share Transfer, a statement to such effect and the details of such different treatment.

(i)in cases where there is a provision on the matters set forth in (a) of item (vii) of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article:bondholders of Bonds set forth in (a) of that item;

(ii)in cases where there is a provision on the matters set forth in (b) of item (vii) of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article:holders of Share Options set forth in (b) of that item; or

(iii)in cases where there is a provision on the matters set forth in (c) of item (vii) of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article:bondholders of the Bonds pertaining to Bonds with Share Options set forth in (c) of that item, and holders of the Share Options attached to such Bonds with Share Options.

(i)when the Company is incorporated for an illegal purpose;

(ii)when the Company fails to commence its business within one year from the day of its formation or suspends its business continuously for one year or more, without justifiable grounds; or

(iii)in cases where an executive director, an executive officer or a partner who executes the business has committed an act that goes beyond or abuses the authority of the Company prescribed by laws and regulations or the articles of incorporation or that violates criminal laws and regulations, if such person commits such act continuously or repeatedly despite receiving a written warning from the Minister of Justice.

(i)when the Foreign Company conducts business for an illegal purpose;

(ii)when the Foreign Company fails to commence its business within one year from the day of registration of the Foreign Company or suspends its business continuously for one year or more, without justifiable grounds;

(iii)when the Foreign Company stops payment without justifiable grounds; or

(iv)in cases where the Foreign Company's representative in Japan or any other person who executes its business has committed an act that goes beyond or abuses the authority of the Foreign Company prescribed by laws and regulations or that violates criminal laws and regulations, if such person continuously or repeatedly commits such act despite receiving a written warning from the Minister of Justice.

(i)incorporation of a Company:within two years from the day of formation of the Company;

(ii)share issue after the formation of a Stock Company:within six months from the day on which the share issue became effective (or, for a Stock Company which is not a Public Company, within one year from the day on which the share issue became effective);

(iii)disposition of Treasury Shares:within six months from the day on which the disposition of Treasury Shares became effective (or, for a Stock Company which is not a Public Company, within one year from the day on which the disposition of Treasury Shares became effective);

(iv)Share Option (in cases where the Share Options are those attached to Bonds with Share Options, it shall include the Bonds pertaining to Bonds with Share Options; hereinafter the same shall apply in this Chapter) issue:within six months from the day on which the Share Option issue became effective (or, for a Stock Company which is not a Public Company, within one year from the day on which the Share Option issue became effective);

(v)reduction in the amount of stated capital of a Stock Company:within six months from the day on which the reduction in the amount of stated capital became effective;

(vi)Entity Conversion of a Company:within six months from the day on which the Entity Conversion became effective;

(vii)Absorption-type Merger of a Company:within six months from the day on which the Absorption-type Merger became effective;

(viii)Consolidation-type Merger of a Company:within six months from the day on which the Consolidation-type Merger became effective;

(ix)Absorption-type Company Split of a Company:within six months from the day on which the Absorption-type Company Split became effective;

(x)Incorporation-type Company Split:within six months from the day on which the Incorporation-type Company Split became effective;

(xi)Share Exchange of a Stock Company:within six months from the day on which the Share Exchange became effective; and

(xii)Share Transfer of a Stock Company:within six months from the day on which the Share Transfer became effective.

(i)the act set forth in item (i) of the preceding paragraph:a Shareholder, etc. (meaning a shareholder, director or liquidator (or, for a Company with Company Auditors, it means a shareholder, director, company auditor or liquidator, and for a Company with Committees, it means a shareholder, director, executive officer or liquidator); hereinafter the same shall apply in this Section) of the incorporated Stock Company or a Partner, etc. (meaning a partner or liquidator; hereinafter the same shall apply in this paragraph) of the incorporated Membership Company;

(ii)the act set forth in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph:a Shareholder, etc. of the relevant Stock Company;

(iii)the act set forth in item (iii) of the preceding paragraph:a Shareholder, etc. of the relevant Stock Company;

(iv)the act set forth in item (iv) of the preceding paragraph:a Shareholder, etc. or a holder of Share Options of the relevant Stock Company;

(v)the act set forth in item (v) of the preceding paragraph:a Shareholder, etc., the trustee in bankruptcy or a creditor, who did not give approval to the reduction in the amount of stated capital, of the relevant Stock Company;

(vi)the act set forth in item (vi) of the preceding paragraph:a person who was a Shareholder, etc. or a Partner, etc. of the Company effecting the Entity Conversion as of the day on which such act became effective or a Shareholder, etc., a Partner, etc., the trustee in bankruptcy or a creditor, who did not give approval to the Entity Conversion, of the Company after the Entity Conversion;

(vii)the act set forth in item (vii) of the preceding paragraph:a person who was a Shareholder, etc. or a Partner, etc. of the Company effecting the Absorption-type Merger as of the day on which such act became effective or a Shareholder, etc., a Partner, etc., the trustee in bankruptcy or a creditor, who did not give approval to the Absorption-type Merger, of the Company Surviving Absorption-type Merger;

(viii)the act set forth in item (viii) of the preceding paragraph:a person who was a Shareholder, etc. or a Partner, etc. of the Company effecting the Consolidation-type Merger as of the day on which such act became effective or a Shareholder, etc., a Partner, etc., the trustee in bankruptcy or a creditor, who did not give approval to the Consolidation-type Merger, of the Company incorporated through the Consolidation-type Merger;

(ix)the act set forth in item (ix) of the preceding paragraph:a person who was a Shareholder, etc. or a Partner, etc. of the Company that has concluded the Absorption-type Company Split agreement as of the day on which such act became effective or a Shareholder, etc., a Partner, etc., the trustee in bankruptcy or a creditor, who did not give approval to the Absorption-type Company Split, of the Company that has concluded the Absorption-type Company Split agreement;

(x)the act set forth in item (x) of the preceding paragraph:a person who was a Shareholder, etc. or a Partner, etc. of the Company effecting the Incorporation-type Company Split as of the day on which such act became effective or a Shareholder, etc., a Partner, etc., the trustee in bankruptcy or a creditor, who did not give approval to the Incorporation-type Company Split, of the Company effecting the Incorporation-type Company Split or the Company incorporated through the Incorporation-type Company Split;

(xi)the act set forth in item (xi) of the preceding paragraph:a person who was a Shareholder, etc. or a Partner, etc. of the Company that has concluded the Share Exchange agreement as of the day on which such act became effective or a Shareholder, etc., a Partner, etc., the trustee in bankruptcy or a creditor, who did not give approval to the Share Exchange, of the Company that has concluded the Share Exchange agreement; and

(xii)the act set forth in item (xii) of the preceding paragraph:a person who was a Shareholder, etc. or a Partner, etc. of the Company that has concluded the Share Exchange agreement as of the day on which such act became effective or a Shareholder, etc., a Partner, etc., the trustee in bankruptcy or a creditor, who did not give approval to the Share Exchange, of the Company that has concluded the Share Exchange agreement.

(i)share issue after the formation of a Stock Company;

(ii)disposition of Treasury Shares; and

(iii)Share Option issue.

(i)when the calling procedures or the method of resolution of the Shareholders Meeting, etc. violate laws and regulations or the articles of incorporation or are grossly improper;

(ii)when the contents of the resolution of the Shareholders Meeting, etc. violate the articles of incorporation; or

(iii)when a grossly improper resolution is made as a result of a person having a special interest in the resolution of the Shareholders Meeting, etc. exercising a voting right.

(i)when a partner is able to rescind such partner's manifestation of intention relating to the incorporation pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Code or any other acts:such partner; or

(ii)when a partner incorporates a Membership Company having the knowledge that it will be detrimental to its creditor:such creditor.

(i)when a Stock Company faces an extreme difficulty in executing business and the Stock Company suffers or is likely to suffer irreparable harm; or

(ii)when the management or disposition of property of a Stock Company is extremely unreasonable and puts the existence of the Stock Company at risk.

(i)an action seeking invalidation of the incorporation of a Company:the incorporated Company;

(ii)an action seeking invalidation of a share issue after the formation of a Stock Company (referred to as an "Action Seeking Invalidation of New Share Issue" in Article 840 (1)):The Stock Company that has issued the shares;

(iii)an action seeking invalidation of a disposition of Treasury Shares:the Stock Company that has disposed of the Treasury Shares;

(iv)an action seeking invalidation of a Share Option issue:the Stock Company that has issued the Share Options;

(v)an action seeking invalidation of a reduction in the amount of stated capital of a Stock Company:the relevant Stock Company;

(vi)an action seeking invalidation of an Entity Conversion of a Company:the Company after the Entity Conversion;

(vii)an action seeking invalidation of an Absorption-type Merger of a Company:the Company surviving the Absorption-type Merger;

(viii)an action seeking invalidation of a Consolidation-type Merger of a Company:the Company incorporated through the Consolidation-type Merger;

(ix)an action seeking invalidation of an Absorption-type Company Split of a Company:the Company that has concluded the Absorption-type Company Split agreement;

(x)an action seeking invalidation of an Incorporation-type Company Split:the Company(ies) effecting the Incorporation-type Company Split and the Company incorporated through the Incorporation-type Company Split;

(xi)an action seeking invalidation of a Share Exchange of a Stock Company:the Company that has concluded the Share Exchange agreement;

(xii)an action seeking invalidation of a Share Transfer of a Stock Company:the Stock Company(ies) effecting the Share Transfer and the Stock Company incorporated through the Share Transfer;

(xiii)an action for declaratory judgment of absence of a share issue after the formation of a Stock Company:the Stock Company that has issued the shares;

(xiv)an action for declaratory judgment of absence of a disposition of Treasury Shares:the Stock Company that has disposed of the Treasury Shares;

(xv)an action for declaratory judgment of absence of a Share Option issue:the Stock Company that has issued the Share Options;

(xvi)an action for declaratory judgment of absence of a resolution of a Shareholders Meeting, etc. or invalidation of a resolution of a Shareholders Meeting, etc. based on a reason that the contents of such resolution violate laws and regulations:the relevant Stock Company;

(xvii)an action seeking revocation of a resolution of a Shareholders Meeting, etc.:the relevant Stock Company;

(xviii)an action seeking rescission of the incorporation of a Membership Company under the provisions of Article 832 (i):such Membership Company;

(xix)an action seeking rescission of the incorporation of a Membership Company under the provisions of Article 832 (ii):such Membership Company and the partner set forth in that item;

(xx)an action seeking dissolution of a Stock Company:the relevant Stock Company; and

(xxi)an action seeking dissolution of a Membership Company:such Membership Company.

(i)Absorption-type Merger:the Company surviving the Absorption-type Merger;

(ii)Consolidation-type Merger:the Company incorporated through the Consolidation-type Merger;

(iii)Absorption-type Company Split:the Company succeeding to all or part of the rights and obligations held by the Company effecting the Absorption-type Company Split in connection with its business by transfer from such Company; or

(iv)Incorporation-type Company Split:the Company incorporated through the Incorporation-type Company Split.

(i)Company with Company Auditors:the company auditor (in cases where there are two or more company auditors, each of such company auditors); or

(ii)Company with Committees:each Audit Committee Member.

(i)when such person acquires shares of the Wholly Owning Parent Company (meaning a Stock Company holding all of the Issued Shares of a certain Stock Company or a Stock Company prescribed by the applicable Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice as being equivalent thereto; hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article) of the relevant Stock Company through a Share Exchange or Share Transfer of such Stock Company; or

(ii)when such person acquires shares of the Stock Company incorporated through the merger or the Stock Company surviving a merger, or the Wholly Owning Parent Company thereof, through a merger in which the relevant Stock Company is a Company extinguished by the Merger

(i)a shareholder (excluding the following shareholders) holding consecutively for the preceding six months or more (or, in cases where a shorter period is prescribed in the articles of incorporation, such period or more) not less than three-hundredths (or, in cases where a lesser proportion is prescribed in the articles of incorporation, such proportion) of the voting rights of all shareholders (excluding the following shareholders):

(ii)a shareholder (excluding the following shareholders) holding consecutively for the preceding six months or more (or, in cases where a shorter period is prescribed in the articles of incorporation, such period or more) not less than three-hundredths (or, in cases where a lesser proportion is prescribed in the articles of incorporation, such proportion) of the Issued Shares (excluding the shares held by the following shareholders):

(i)a failure to perform the obligation of contribution;

(ii)a violation of the provisions of Article 594 (1) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 598 (2));

(iii)engagement in misconduct in executing duties or involvement in execution of duties when having no right to execute the duties;

(iv)engagement in misconduct in representing the Membership Company or conducting an act by representing the Membership Company when having no authority of representation; or

(v)in addition to what is provided for in the preceding items, a failure to fulfill an important obligation.

(i)when there are any of the grounds listed in the items of the preceding Article; or

(ii)when the partner is too incompetent to execute the business of the Membership Company or to represent the Membership Company.

(i)the action set forth in Article 859 (referred to as an "Action Seeking Removal of Partner of Membership Company" in the following Article and Article 937 (1)(i)(k)):the Subject Partner; and

(ii)the action set forth in the preceding Article (referred to as an "Action Seeking Extinguishment of Right to Execute Business or Authority of Representation of Partner Executing Business of Membership Company" in the following Article and Article 937 (1)(i)(l)):the Subject Managing Partner.

(i)disposition of property of the Liquidating Membership Company in violation of the provisions of Article 670:a creditor of the Liquidating Membership Company; or

(ii)disposition of property of the Liquidating Membership Company in violation of the provisions of Article 671 (1):a creditor who has attached the equity interest of a partner of the Liquidating Membership Company.

(i)inspection, copying or delivery of a transcript or extract of the documents; and

(ii)inspection or copying of anything that indicates the matters recorded in the Electromagnetic Records, provision of such matters by an Electromagnetic Method or delivery of a document that states such matters.

(i)a judicial decision relating to a petition for permission for Inspection, etc. of documents or Electromagnetic Records prepared or kept by a Stock Company pursuant to the provisions of this Act:the relevant Stock Company;

(ii)a determination of the amount of remuneration for a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a director, accounting advisor, company auditor, Representative Director, committee member, executive officer or representative executive officer appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 346 (2), Article 351 (2) or Article 401 (3) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 403 (3) or Article 420 (3)), a liquidator, a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a liquidator or representative liquidator appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 346 (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 479 (4) or the provisions of Article 351 (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 483 (6), an inspector, or the administrator set forth in Article 825 (2) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 827 (2)):the relevant Company and the person receiving the remuneration;

(iii)a judicial decision on dismissal of a liquidator or a bond manager:such liquidator or bond manager;

(iv)a determination of the price of the shares or Share Options (in cases where such Share Options are those attached to Bonds with Share Options, if there is a demand for the purchase of Bonds pertaining to such Bonds with Share Options, they shall include such Bonds) under the provisions of Article 117 (2), Article 119 (2), Article 172 (1), Article 193 (2) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 194 (4)), Article 470 (2), Article 778 (2), Article 786 (2), Article 788 (2), Article 798 (2), Article 807 (2), or Article 809 (2):a person who is able to file a petition for a determination of the price;

(v)a judicial decision under the provisions of Article 33 (7):a Director at Incorporation, the person who contributes property other than monies set forth in Article 28 (i) and the assignor set forth in item (ii) of that Article;

(vi)a determination of the sale price of shares under the provisions of paragraph (2) of Article 144 (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (7) of that Article) or Article 177 (2):a person who is able to file a petition for a determination of the sale price (in cases where there is the Designated Purchaser prescribed in Article 140 (4), such person shall include the Designated Purchaser);

(vii)a judicial decision under the provisions of Article 207 (7) or Article 284 (7):the relevant Stock Company and a person who contributes property other than monies pursuant to the provisions of Article 199 (1)(iii) or Article 236 (1)(iii);

(viii)a judicial decision under the provisions of Article 455 (2)(ii) or Article 505 (3)(ii):the relevant shareholder;

(ix)a judicial decision under the provisions of Article 456 or Article 506:the relevant shareholder;

(x)a judicial decision under the provisions of Article 732:an interested party;

(xi)a judicial decision upholding a petition under the provisions of Article 740 (1):the bond-issuing Company;

(xii)a judicial decision on the petition for permission set forth in Article 741 (1):the bond-issuing Company;

(xiii)a judicial decision under the provisions of Article 824 (1):the relevant Company;

(xiv)a judicial decision under the provisions of Article 827 (1):the relevant Foreign Company; and

(xv)a judicial decision on the petition set forth in Article 843 (4):the Company that carried out the act prescribed in that paragraph.

(i)the judicial decision set forth in item (ii) of the preceding Article; and

(ii)the judicial decisions listed in the items of Article 874.

(i)a judicial decision on a temporary restraining order under the provisions of Article 609 (3) or Article 825 (1) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 827 (2)):an interested party;

(ii)a judicial decision on a petition under the provisions of Article 840 (2) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 841 (2)):the petitioner, shareholders and the Stock Company;

(iii)a judicial decision on a petition under the provisions of Article 840 (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 842 (2):the petitioner, holders of Share Options and the Stock Company; and

(iv)the judicial decisions listed in the items of Article 870:The petitioner and the persons specified respectively in those items (or, for the judicial decisions listed in items (ii), (v) and (vii) of that Article, it shall only be the persons specified respectively in those items).

(i)the judicial decision set forth in Article 870 (ii);

(ii)the judicial decision set forth in Article 870 (iii);

(iii)the judicial decisions set forth in Article 870 (v) and (vii); and

(iv)the judicial decisions set forth in Article 870 (xi).

(i)a judicial decision on the appointment or selection of a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a director, accounting advisor, company auditor, Representative Director, committee member, executive officer or representative executive officer prescribed in item (ii) of Article 870, a liquidator, a representative liquidator, a liquidator who represents a Liquidating Membership Company, a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a liquidator or representative liquidator prescribed in that item, an inspector, the appraiser set forth in Article 501 (1) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 822 (3)) or Article 662 (1), the person who retains Accounting Materials set forth in Article 508 (2) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 822 (3)) or Article 672 (3), a special agent of a bond manager or the bond manager to succeed to the administration of bonds set forth in Article 714 (3);

(ii)a judicial decision on appointment or dismissal of the administrator set forth in Article 825 (2) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 827 (2));

(iii)a judicial decision under the provisions of Article 825 (6) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 827 (2)); and

(iv)a judicial decision upholding a petition for permission under the provisions of this Act (excluding the judicial decisions listed in Article 870 (i) and (xii)).

(i)in cases where no business office is established in Japan, the location(s) of the domicile(s) of its representative(s) in Japan (limited to those whose domicile is in Japan); or

(ii)in cases where a business office is established in Japan, the location of such business office.

(i)the law governing the incorporation of the Foreign Company;

(ii)the name(s) and domicile(s) of its representative(s) in Japan;

(iii)if the same kind of Company or the most similar Company in Japan is a Stock Company, the method of giving public notice under the provisions of the governing law prescribed in item (i);

(iv)in the cases prescribed in the preceding item, if the Foreign Company intends to take the measure prescribed in Article 819 (3), the matters prescribed by the applicable ordinance of the Ministry of Justice which are necessary for making the information contained in what is equivalent to the balance sheet provided for in paragraph (1) of that Article available to the general public;

(v)if there are provisions with regard to the Method of Public Notice under the provisions of Article 939 (2), such provisions;

(vi)if the provisions set forth in the preceding item provide that electronic public notice shall be the Method of Public Notice, the following matters:

(vii)if there are no provisions set forth in item (v), a statement to the effect that publication in an official gazette shall be the Method of Public Notice pursuant to the provisions of Article 939 (4).

(i)when a judgment upholding a claim relating to any one of the following actions becomes final and binding:

(ii)when any one of the following judicial decisions is made:

(iii)when any one of the following judicial decisions becomes final and binding:

(i)Foreign Company that has not established a business office in Japan:The location(s) of the domicile(s) of its representative(s) in Japan (limited to those whose domicile is in Japan); and

(ii)Foreign Company that has established a business office(s) in Japan:The location(s) of such business office(s).

(i)an action seeking invalidation of an Entity Conversion of a Company:registration of dissolution with regard to the Company after the Entity Conversion and registration of restoration with regard to the Company effecting the Entity Conversion;

(ii)an action seeking invalidation of an Absorption-type Merger of a Company:registration of a change with regard to the Company Surviving Absorption-type Merger and registration of restoration with regard to the Company absorbed by the Absorption-type Merger;

(iii)an action seeking invalidation of a Consolidation-type Merger of a Company:registration of dissolution with regard to the Company incorporated through the Consolidation-type Merger and registration of restoration with regard to the Companies consolidated through the Consolidation-type Merger;

(iv)an action seeking invalidation of an Absorption-type Company Split of a Company:registration of a change with regard to the Company effecting the Absorption-type Company Split and the Company succeeding to all or part of the rights and obligations held by such Company in connection with its business by transfer from such Company;

(v)an action seeking invalidation of an Incorporation-type Company Split:registration of a change with regard to the Company(ies) effecting the Incorporation-type Company Split and registration of dissolution with regard to the Company incorporated through the Incorporation-type Company Split;

(vi)an action seeking invalidation of a Share Exchange of a Stock Company:registration of a change with regard to the Stock Company effecting the Share Transfer (limited to cases where there are provisions on the matters set forth in Article 768 (1)(iv)) and the Company acquiring all of the Issued Shares of the Stock Company effecting the Share Transfer; and

(vii)an action seeking invalidation of a Share Exchange of a Stock Company(ies):registration of a change with regard to the Company(ies) effecting the Share Transfer (limited to cases where there are provisions on the matters set forth in Article 773 (1)(ix)) and registration of dissolution with regard to the Stock Company incorporated through the Share Transfer.

(i)when an order to commence special liquidation is issued, registration of commencement of special liquidation;

(ii)when a ruling to revoke an order to commence special liquidation becomes final and binding, registration of revocation of commencement of special liquidation; and

(iii)when a ruling to conclude special liquidation becomes final and binding, registration of conclusion of special liquidation.

(i)when the court makes a judicial decision on the appointment of a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a liquidator or representative liquidator under the provisions of Article 351 (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 346 (2) or Article 483 (6) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 479 (4) after the commencement of special liquidation;

(ii)when the court makes a judicial decision revoking the judicial decision set forth in the preceding item;

(iii)when the court makes a judicial decision revoking a judicial decision on the appointment or selection of a liquidator or representative liquidator after the commencement of special liquidation;

(iv)when the court makes a judicial decision on the dismissal of a liquidator after the commencement of special liquidation; and

(v)when a judicial decision revoking the judicial decision set forth in the preceding item becomes final and binding.

(i)when the court issues a temporary restraining order under the provisions of Article 540 (1) or (2) concerning a right which is categorized as the property of the Liquidating Stock Company and which is registered; and

(ii)when the court issues a temporary restraining order under the provisions of Article 542 (1) or (2) concerning a registered right.

(i)publication in an official gazette;

(ii)publication in a daily newspaper that publishes matters on current affairs; or

(iii)electronic public notice.

(i)public notice in cases where the public notice shall be given a certain period prior to a specified date pursuant to the provisions of this Act:such specified date;

(ii)public notice under the provisions of Article 440 (1):the day on which five years have elapsed from the day of the conclusion of the annual shareholders meeting set forth in that paragraph;

(iii)public notice to the effect that objections may be stated within the period specified in the public notice:the day on which such period has elapsed; and

(iv)public notice other than that set forth in the preceding three items:the day on which one month has elapsed from the start of such public notice.

(i)the Company is without knowledge and is not grossly negligent or the Company has justifiable grounds with regard to the occurrence of the Interruption of Public Notice;

(ii)the total time during which the Interruption of Public Notice has occurred does not exceed one-tenth of the Public Notice Period; and

(iii)promptly after learning about the occurrence of the Interruption of Public Notice, the Company has given public notice of such fact, the time when the Interruption of Public Notice occurred and the details of the Interruption of Public Notice by appending such information to the relevant public notice.

(i)a person who has been sentenced to a fine or a severer punishment for the violation of the provisions of this Section or the provisions of Article 955 (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 92 (5) of the Agricultural Cooperatives Act (Act No. 132 of 1947), Article 34-20 (6) of the Certified Public Accountants Act, Article 121 (5) of the Fisheries Cooperatives Act (Act No. 242 of 1948), Article 33 (7) of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Cooperatives Act (Act No. 181 of 1949) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20 of the Export Fisheries Promotion Act (Act No. 154 of 1954) and Article 5-23 (3) and Article 47 (2) of the Act on Organizations of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (Act No. 185 of 1957)), Article 30-28 (6) of the Attorneys Act (Act No. 205 of 1949) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 43 (3) of that Act), Article 55 (3) of the Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Union Act (Act No. 177 of 1950), Article 45-2 (6) of the Judicial Scrivener Act (Act No. 197 of 1950), Article 40-2 (6) of the Land and House Investigator Act (Act No. 228 of 1950), Article 11 (9) of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act No. 239 of 1950), Article 13-20-2 (6) of the Administrative Scrivener Act (Act No. 4 of 1951), Article 48-2 (3) of the Act on Securities Investment Trust and Securities Investment Corporations (Act No. 198 of 1951) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 49-13 (2) and (3) and Article 59 of that Act) and Article 186-2 (4) of that Act, Article 48-19-2 (6) of the Certified Public Tax Accountant Act (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 49-12 (3) of that Act), Article 87-4 (4) of the Shinkin Bank Act (Act No. 238 of 1951), Article 15 (6) of the Export and Import Transaction Act (Act No. 299 of 1952) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 19-6 of that Act), Article 55 (5) of the Loan Security Act for Small and Medium Sized Fishery Industry (Act No. 346 of 1952), Article 91-4 (4) of the Labor Bank Act (Act No. 227 of 1953), Article 9 (7) of the Act on Research and Development Partnership concerning Mining and Manufacturing Technology (Act No. 81 of 1961), Article 48-3 (5) of the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Insurance Act (Act No. 204 of 1961) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 48-9 (7) of that Act), Article 25-23-2 (6) of the Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labor Insurance (Act No. 89 of 1968), Article 23 (6) of the Act on Foreign Securities Brokers (Act No. 5 of 1971), Article 8-2 (5) of the Forestry Partnership Act (Act No. 36 of 1978), Article 49-2 (2) of the Banking Act, Article 84 (7) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 77 of 1988), Article 67-2 and Article 217 (3) of the Insurance Business Act (Act No. 105 of 1995), Article 194 (4) and Article 288 (3) of the Act on Securitization of Assets (Act No. 105 of 1998), Article 53-2 (6) of the Patent Attorney Act (Act No. 49 of 2000), Article 96-2 (4) of the Norinchukin Bank Act (Act No. 93 of 2001) and Article 57 (6) of the Trust Business Act (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Electronic Public Notice Related Provisions" in this Section) or the violation of an order based on the provisions this Section and where two years have yet to elapse from the day on which the execution of the sentence has been completed or the sentence has become no longer applicable;

(ii)a person whose Registration has been rescinded pursuant to the provisions of Article 954 and where two years have yet to elapse from the day of such rescission; or

(iii)a juridical person where the Directors, etc. engaged in the business thereof (meaning directors, executive officers, partners executing business, inspectors, company auditors or persons equivalent thereto; the same shall apply in Article 947) include a person who falls under any one of the preceding two items.

(i)the person shall carry out the Electronic Public Notice Investigation by using the computers (including input-output devices; hereinafter the same shall apply in this item) and Programs (meaning instructions given to a computer, combined so as to obtain a certain result; hereinafter the same shall apply in this item) necessary for the Electronic Public Notice Investigation, which satisfy all of the following requirements:

(ii)the necessary implementation method for carrying out the Electronic Public Notice Investigation appropriately shall have been prescribed.

(i)the date of the Registration and the Registration number;

(ii)the name and domicile of the person who obtained the Registration, and in the case of a juridical person, the name of the representative thereof; and

(iii)the location of the place of business where the person who obtained the Registration will carry out the Electronic Public Notice Investigation.

(i)the relevant Investigation Body;

(ii)the Parent Stock Company (meaning a Stock Company which has the relevant Investigation Body as its Subsidiary Company) in cases where the relevant Investigation Body is a Stock Company;

(iii)a juridical person whose Directors, etc. or employees (including those who have been in either of such positions within the past two years; the same shall apply in the following item) constitute more than half of the Directors, etc. of the relevant Investigation Body; or

(iv)a juridical person whose Directors, etc. or employees include the relevant Investigation Body (excluding one who is a juridical person) or a Director, etc. having the authority of representation of the relevant Investigation Body.

(i)when the Financial Statements, etc. are prepared in the form of documents, requests for the inspection or copying of such documents;

(ii)requests for the delivery of a transcript or extract of the documents set forth in the preceding item;

(iii)when the Financial Statements, etc. are prepared in the form of Electromagnetic Records, requests for inspection or copying of anything that indicates the matters recorded in such Electromagnetic Records in a manner prescribed by the applicable Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice; and

(iv)requests that the matters recorded in the Electromagnetic Records set forth in the preceding item be provided by the Electromagnetic Method designated by the Investigation Body, or requests for the delivery of any document that states such matters.

(i)when the Investigation Body falls under Article 943 (i) or (iii);

(ii)when the Investigation Body violates the provisions of Article 947 (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the Electronic Public Notice Related Provisions) to Article 950, Article 951 (1) or paragraph (1) of the following Article (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the Electronic Public Notice Related Provisions);

(iii)when the Investigation Body rejects a request under the provisions of the items of Article 951 (2) or the items of paragraph (2) of the following Article (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the Electronic Public Notice Related Provisions) without justifiable grounds;

(iv)when the Investigation Body violates the order set forth in Article 952 or in the preceding Article (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the Electronic Public Notice Related Provisions); or

(v)when the Investigation Body obtains the Registration set forth in Article 941 by wrongful means.

(i)when the Investigation Record Book, etc. is prepared in the form of documents, requests for the delivery of a copy of such documents; and

(ii)when the Investigation Record Book, etc. is prepared in the form of Electromagnetic Records, requests that the matters recorded in such Electromagnetic Records be provided by the Electromagnetic Method designated by the Investigation Body, or requests for the delivery of any document that states such matters.

(i)when the minister completes a Registration;

(ii)when the minister confirms that a Registration became ineffective pursuant to the provisions of Article 945 (1);

(iii)when the notification set forth in Article 948 or Article 950 is given;

(iv)when the minister rescinds a Registration or orders the suspension of all or part of the business of Electronic Public Notice Investigation pursuant to the provisions of Article 954; or

(v)when the Minister of Justice himself/herself carries out all or part of the business of Electronic Public Notice Investigation pursuant to the provisions of Article 957 (1) or when the minister ceases to carry out all or part of the business of Electronic Public Notice Investigation that the minister had carried out himself/herself