(i)a particular person satisfying the following: that particular person holds voting rights on their own account; and the combined voting rights of that particular person of a person who is found to exercise their voting rights in the same manner as the intent of that particular person due to a close relationship with that particular person in terms of contribution, personnel affairs, funds, technology, transactions or other matters, and of a person who agrees to exercise their voting rights in the same manner as the intent of that particular person account for one-third or more of the voting rights of the applicant (excluding individuals) (this includes the cases in which the particular person does not hold any voting rights on their own account);

(ii)a person who is or who was an officer (including a representative or administrator of an organization that is not a corporation and for which a representative or an administrator is appointed; the same applies below) of the applicant (excluding individuals);

(iii)a person whose representative (including the representative or the administrator of an organization that is not a corporation and for which a representative or an administrator is appointed; the same applies in item (vi), the following Article and Article 5, item (v)) is a person stated in the preceding item;

(iv)a person for whom the applicant (limited to individuals) serves as or has served as an officer or an employee;

(v)a person who is a relative within the third degree of kinship to the applicant (limited to individuals) or to an officer of the applicant (excluding individuals);

(vi)a person whose representative is a person stated in the preceding item;

(vii)a person for whom one-third or more of the persons who are officers of the applicant (excluding individuals) serve or have served as officers or employees;

(viii)a person who is under contract with the applicant to have control over the applicant's business policy decisions;

(ix)a particular person who provides a loan (including a guarantee of liabilities and provision of collateral; the same applies in this item and item (ix) of the following Article) for one-third or more of the total amount of the applicant's procured funds (limited to those included in the liabilities on the balance sheet; the same applies in this item and item (ix) of the following Article) (including cases where the amount of the loan exceeds one-third of the total amount of the procured funds when combined with the amount of a loan provided by a person with a close relationship with the particular person in terms of contribution, personnel affairs, funds, technology, transactions or other matters);

(x)in addition to the persons stated in the preceding items, a person whose circumstances suggest that the person has control over the applicant's business policy decisions;

(xi)a particular person whose relationship with a person stated in any of the preceding items is the same as the relationship of a person stated in any of the preceding items (excluding items (ii) through (vi); below the same applies in this item) with the applicant as prescribed in the preceding items;

(xii)a particular person whose relationship with any of the persons stated in items (i) through (x) is the same as the relationship of the applicant with any of the persons stated in the respective items (excluding items (ii) through (vi) and item (xi); below the same applies in this item) of the following Article as prescribed in the respective items of the following Article.

(i)another corporation or an organization without legal personality and for which a representative or an administrator is appointed (referred to as the "corporation or organization without legal personality" in this Article) if the total number of voting rights held by the applicant on their own account, voting rights held by a person who is found to exercise their voting rights in the same manner as the intent of the applicant, and voting rights held by a person who agrees to exercise their voting rights in the same manner as the intent of the applicant due to having a close relationship with the applicant in terms of contribution, personnel affairs, funds, technology, transactions or other matters, accounts for one-third or more of the voting rights of the corporation or organization without legal personality (this includes the cases in which the applicant does not hold any voting rights on their own account);

(ii)a person who is or has been an officer of the applicant (excluding individuals) or an employee of the applicant;

(iii)a person whose representative is a person stated in the preceding item;

(iv)a person whose representative is the applicant (limited to individuals);

(v)a person who is a relative within the third degree of kinship to the applicant (limited to individuals) or to an officer of the applicant (excluding individuals);

(vi)a person whose representative is a person stated in the preceding item;

(vii)another corporation or organization without legal personality where a person or persons stated in item (ii) account for one-third or more of the officers of the relevant other corporation or organization without legal personality;

(viii)a particular person with whom the applicant is under a contract with that person to have control over the person's business policy decisions;

(ix)a particular person to whom the applicant provides a loan for one-third or more of the total amount of the particular person's procured funds (including cases where the amount of the loan exceeds one-third of the total amount of the procured funds when combined with the amount of a loan provided by a person with a close relationship with the applicant in terms of contribution, personnel affairs, funds, technology, transactions or other matters);

(x)in addition to the persons stated in the preceding items, a particular person whose circumstances suggest that the applicant has control over the particular person's business policy decisions;

(xi)a particular person whose relationship with a person stated in any of the preceding items is the same as the relationship of the applicant with a person stated in any of the preceding items (excluding items (ii) through (vi); below the same applies in this item) as prescribed in the preceding items.

(i)the telephone number and e-mail address;

(ii)if the applicant is a corporation directly incorporated by law or a corporation incorporated by a special act of incorporation under a special statute, a statement to that effect and the minister who has jurisdiction over the applicant;

(iii)if the applicant is a corporation which has obtained permission or approval with regard to its incorporation, a statement to that effect and either of the minister or the National Public Safety Commission that granted the permission, license or approval;

(iv)the date of birth and the registered domicile (the nationality in the case of a foreign national; the same applies below) of the applicant (limited to individuals);

(v)the date of birth, the registered domicile and the address of the representative of the applicant (excluding individuals) and the names, dates of birth, registered domiciles and addresses of the officers (excluding the representative) of that applicant;

(vi)the name, telephone number and e-mail address of the office stated in Article 8, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act;

(vii)the days and hours during which private dispute resolution services are to be carried out;

(viii)the name, address and the proportion of voting rights held by the main voting rights holder (a particular person holding voting rights held on their account, if the combined voting rights of that particular person, of persons who are found to exercise their voting rights in the same manner as the intent of that particular person due to a close relationship with the relevant particular person in terms of contribution, personnel affairs, funds, technology, transactions or other matters ,and of persons who agree to exercise their voting rights in the same manner as the intent of that particular person account for one-tenth or more of the voting rights of the applicant (including cases where the particular person does not hold any voting rights on the person's own account); the same applies in Article 12, paragraph (1), item (iv)) of the applicant (excluding individuals);

(ix)if the applicant engages in any other business (which means a business carrying out services other than the private dispute resolution services related to the application; the same applies below), the type and details of the business;

(x)The name, date of birth, registered domicile, address and job title or position of an employee specified by Cabinet Order as stated in Article 7, item (ix) and item (x) of the Act (below referred to as an "important employee");

(xi)an outline of the contents and implementation method of the private dispute resolution services related to the application.

(i)the balance sheet, the income and expenditure account statement or the profit and loss statement for the business year immediately before the business year encompassing the day of the application for certification and an inventory of assets or a document equivalent to it as of the end of the business year immediately before the business year encompassing the day of the application for certification (if the applicant is a corporation or an organization that is not a corporation that was established in the business year encompassing the day of the application and for which a representative or an administrator is appointed, an inventory of assets as of the time of establishment);

(ii)documents stating the expected income and expenditure after certification.

(i)a certificate of the registered information of the applicant (limited to corporations);

(ii)a copy of the residence record containing a statement on the registered domicile of the applicant (limited to individuals) or officers of the applicant (excluding individuals) and any important employees, or any alternative document;

(iii)documents prepared respectively by the applicant, the officers of the applicant (excluding individuals) and any important employees using appended Form 2 to pledge that they do not fall under any of the items of Article 7 of the Act;

(iv)a drawing indicating an outline of the organization of the applicant.

(i)the scope of disputes for which settlement will be arranged by the certified dispute resolution business operator with its specialized expertise;

(ii)the method of selecting dispute resolution providers;

(iii)an outline of the occupation or status of the candidates for dispute resolution providers;

(iv)the method of notice to be used when implementing certified dispute resolution procedures;

(v)the standard operation process from the commencement to the termination of the certified dispute resolution procedures;

(vi)the requirements and methods of operation to be satisfied by the party to a dispute making a request for implementation of certified dispute resolution procedures;

(vii)the procedures to notify promptly the other party to the dispute of the request, upon receiving a request made by the other party to a dispute under the preceding item, and to confirm whether the other party, in response, also wishes to request the use of certified dispute resolution procedures;

(viii)the methods for retaining, returning or otherwise handling materials submitted through certified dispute resolution procedures;

(ix)the method for handling the secrets of the parties to a dispute or of other third parties that are contained in the opinions stated or materials submitted or presented through certified dispute resolution procedures;

(x)the requirements and methods of operation for the parties to a dispute to terminate the certified dispute resolution procedures;

(xi)the amount of rewards and expenses to be paid by the parties to a dispute to the certified dispute resolution business operator (including dispute resolution providers) or the method of calculation and payment;

(xii)the system for handling complaints on the private dispute resolution services carried out by the certified dispute resolution business operator.

(i)changes in the name, location, telephone number or e-mail address of the offices stated in Article 8, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act;

(ii)changes in the days or hours during which certified dispute resolution services are to be carried out;

(iii)in addition to those matters provided for in the preceding two items, any changes related to matters that serve as the basis for determining compliance with the standards stated in the respective items of Article 6 of the Act, which do not reduce the knowledge or skills for carrying out certified dispute resolution services and do not cause an increased burden on or any other disadvantage to the parties to a dispute.

(i)the telephone number or the e-mail address of the certified dispute resolution business operator;

(ii)the registered domicile of the certified dispute resolution business operator (limited to individuals);

(iii)the names, dates of birth and the registered domiciles or addresses of the officers of the certified dispute resolution business operator (excluding individuals);

(iv)the name, address or the proportion of voting rights held by the main voting rights holder of the certified dispute resolution business operator (excluding individuals);

(v)if the certified dispute resolution business operator engages in any other business, the type and details of the business;

(vi)the name, date of birth, registered domicile, the address or the job title or position of any important employees.

(i)the method for handling the secrets of the parties to a dispute or of other third parties that are contained in the opinions stated or materials submitted or presented through certified dispute resolution procedures or described in the procedure operation records prescribed in Article 16 of the Act (below referred to as the "procedure operation records");

(ii)the requirements and methods of operation for the parties to a dispute to terminate the certified dispute resolution procedures;

(iii)when the dispute resolution provider considers it impossible to arrange a settlement between the parties to a dispute through certified dispute resolution procedures, the dispute resolution provider must promptly terminate the certified dispute resolution procedures and notify the parties to the dispute to that effect;

(iv)whether there is a document to be prepared if a settlement is arranged between the parties to a dispute, and if there is, the person who will prepare the document, the number of copies to be prepared and any other outlines related to preparation of the document.

(v)if the certified dispute resolution procedures have been terminated as a result of the effectuation of a specified settlement, the preservation period of the dispute resolution procedures record related to the procedures, whether or not there are any procedures for the inspection, copying, or duplication of the dispute resolution procedures record, and the outline thereof;

(i)the date on which a claim was made in a certified dispute resolution procedure and the contents of the relevant claim;

(ii)if the certified dispute resolution procedures result in settlement, the contents of the settlement.

(i)the merger prescribed in Article 17, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Act (including an act equivalent to a merger conducted by an organization that is not a corporation and for which a representative or an administrator is appointed; the same applies in this Article): a document explaining the back ground of the merger, a copy of the written contract related to the merger, documents containing the articles of incorporation and any other basic contracts (below referred to as the "basic contracts") of the corporation surviving the merger (including an organization that is not a corporation and which appoints a representative or an administrator; the same applies in this Article) or the corporation established by the merger and a certificate of the registered information;

(ii)the transfer of all or part of the business management or business operations prescribed in item (ii) of the same paragraph: a document explaining the back ground of the transfer of all or part of the business management or business operations, a copy of the written contract related to the transfer of all or part of the business management or business operations, and if the transferee of the transfer of all or part of the business management or business operations is a corporation, documents containing the basic contracts of the corporation and a certificate of its registered information;

(iii)the split prescribed in item (iii) of the same paragraph: a document explaining the back ground of the split, a copy of the written plan or the written split contract, documents containing the basic contracts of the corporation succeeding all or part of the business management or business operations related to the certified dispute resolution services through the split and a certificate of the registered information of that corporation;

(iv)the abolition of services prescribed in item (iv) of the same paragraph: a document explaining the back ground of the abolition of the services.

(i)the telephone number, e-mail address and the website URL of the certified dispute resolution business operator;

(ii)the name, telephone number and the e-mail address of the offices where the certified dispute resolution services are to be carried out;

(iii)the days and hours during which the certified dispute resolution services are to be carried out;

(iv)the matters listed in the respective items of Article 9, paragraph (1);

(v)statistics concerning the certified dispute resolution business operator and the certified dispute resolution procedures.