Nihonto Bunka Shinko Kyokai (NBSK),

Membership Regulations(General regulation)
1. The official name of this organization is ”Nihonto Bunka Shiko
Kyokai Public Foundation” and is abbreviated as “NBSK” hereafter.
“Article 42” regulates the membership of the NBSK as describedbelow.
(Types of membership)
2. The NBSK has the following member categories.
a. Full member : Individuals who agree with the objectives andhave joined the foundation.
b. Corporate member : An organization which agrees with theobjectives and has joined the foundation.
c. Special full member : A special individual benefactor whoagrees with the objectives and has joined the foundation.
d. Special corporate member : A special corporate benefactor whoagrees with the objectives and has joined the foundation.
e. Life member : Special full member whose contribution to thefoundation is highly estimated by the board of directors.
f. Honourary member : Individual whose great contribution to thefoundation is highly estimated by the board of directors.
(Disqualification clause)
3. Individuals or corporations coming under the following clauses are
not able to obtain membership of the NBSK.
. An individual or corporation, having a cause or purpose that offends
the objectives of the NBSK.

Nihonto Bunka Shinko Kyokai (NBSK),

a. Individuals or corporations whose speech and behavior offends
the objectives of the NBSK.
b. Individuals or corporations related to antisocial organizations.
c. When the board of directors recognizes individuals orcorporations as incompatible with membership of the NBSK.
(Application of the membership)
4. One who desires to be a member of the NBSK must submit aprescribed application form to the head office and becomes a memberof the NBSK when the payment of the membership fee is confirmedby the head office.
(Terms of the membership fee and qualification)
5. Overseas members are obliged to pay the membership fee shown
below in order to partake in management and activities of the NBSK.
oFull member : 10,000 yen / year

oCorporate member : 30,000 yen / year

oSpecial member : 100,000 yen / 10 years or equally valued
donation in kindoSpecial corporate member : 300,000 yen / 10 years or equallyvalued donation in kind

(Use of the membership fee)
6. Membership fee is put into the property for the activities to contributeto public interest. With the consent of each member and the approvalof the board of trustees, the board of directors can appropriate it forthe management of the NBSK and other services within 50% of thetotal membership fees.

Nihonto Bunka Shinko Kyokai (NBSK),(Convenience to the members)
7. The NBSK offers the following services to the members.
. Issues membership card to the member when the application
procedure is completed.
a. Provide information medium (eg printed matter such as books,
magazines etc) either free of charge or at a discount price.
b. Give the members priority to attend the activities of the NBSK.
c. The board of directors decides on other preferential treatment
for the membership.
(Withdrawal of membership)
8. NBSK member is always free to withdraw membership at will.
(Exclusion from the membership)
9. When a NBSK member falls under one of the following clauses, theirname is excluded from the membership list following a resolution of
the board of directors.
. When a member offends the law and ordinance, and thearticles and regulation of the NBSK.
a. When it becomes clear that the member offends Article 3 of theNBSK.
b. When a member disgraces the foundation and practices speechand behavior that are against the purpose of the foundation.
c. When the board of directors recognizes individual or corporate
behavior as inappropriate to NBSK membership.
(Forfeiture of membership)
10. NBSK member loses their membership according to the following
clauses.

Nihonto Bunka Shinko Kyokai (NBSK),. When a member defaults paying membership fee continuously
over a year.
a. When the member concerned dies.
b. When this foundation is dissolved.
(Additional regulation)
11. The regulations of the NBSK were put in force on the 23th ofDecember, 2008.