Chapter 1 General Provisions(Name of this corporation)
Article 1.
The name of this corporation shall be the Ippan Shadanhojin Kokusai Kochingu Renmei
Nihon-Shibu in Japanese and shall be written in English as ICF Japan Chapter.
(Location of the office)
Article 2.
1 The principal office of the ICF Japan Chapter shall be located in Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo.
2 The corporation may establish secondary offices at any necessary locations byresolution of the board of directors.
Chapter 2 Purpose and scope of activities(Purpose)
Article 3.
The purpose of this corporation is to provide information in Japanese for coaches who
act in Japan, to create an environment where coaching can be conducted on a moreglobal level, to increase the recognition of and contribution to coaching in Japanesesociety, and to contribute to the development of the corporation and society, as the Japan
Chapter of the International Coaching Federation (hereinafter referred to as "ICF"), whichis committed to various activities that contribute to the growth of the coaching industry
as a whole on a global scale.
(Scope of activities)
Article 4.
In order to achieve the purpose stated in the preceding article, this corporation shallconduct the following activities:
1 To disseminate and raise awareness of coaching by global standards in Japanesesociety;
2 Exchange of information with the ICF and translation of such information;
3 Support for community activities;
4 Seminars and events;
5 Research and study on coaching and introduction of coaches;
6 Publication and issuance of teaching materials;

7 Other activities necessary to achieve the purpose of the corporation.
Chapter 3 Affiliates(Types of affiliates and rights and obligations of affiliates)
Article 5.
1 The corporation shall have the following two types of affiliates:(1) Chapter Members; Individuals who are affiliates of the ICF and have chosen theJapan Chapter as their affiliated Chapter;(2) Chapter Associates; Individuals or corporations who join the ICF Japan Chapter tosupport the activities of the ICF Japan Chapter.
2 Chapter Members may nominate a director of the corporation in accordance with Article
26, Section 2.
(How to become an affiliate)
Article 6.
A person who hopes to become an affiliate shall apply for affiliate registries in accordancewith application procedures prescribed separately by the board of directors.
(Admission fee and affiliate dues)
Article 7.
Affiliates must pay an admission fee and affiliate dues, etc. as separately prescribed in
the rules of the affiliate, to cover the necessary expenses for the activities of thecorporation.
(Being disqualified as an affiliate)
Article 8.
1 A Chapter Member shall be disqualified as an affiliate in any of the following cases:(1) When the Chapter Member withdraws from the ICF;
(2) When the Chapter Member changes the affiliated Chapter from the ICF Japan
Chapter to another Chapter;(3) When the Chapter Member fails to pay the affiliate dues for a period longer than that
separately determined by the board of directors;(4) When expelled in accordance with Article 10.
2 A Chapter Associates shall be disqualified as an affiliate in any of the following cases:(1) When the Chapter Associates fails to pay the affiliate dues for a period longer thanthat separately determined by the board of directors;(2) When he/she deceases, a judicial decision of declaration of disappearance has been
made regarding him/her, or the organization which is a Chapter Associates is dissolved;(3) When expelled in accordance with Article 10.
(Withdrawal)
Article 9.
1 A Chapter Associates may voluntarily withdraw from the ICF Japan Chapter bysubmitting a notice of withdrawal as separately determined by the board of directors.
2 Withdrawal from the ICF Japan Chapter shall be approved or disapproved inaccordance with the criteria prescribed in the rules for Chapter Associates determinedby the board of directors, and the said person shall be notified of the decision.
(Expulsion)
Article 10
1 An affiliate may be expelled by resolution of the general assembly as prescribed in
Article 20, Paragraph 3 in any of the following cases. In such a case, the affiliate shall be
notified of the expulsion with reasons at least one week prior to the general assembly
meeting, and shall be provided with an opportunity to explain prior to the resolution at
the general assembly meeting:(1) When the affiliate has violated the articles of incorporation or rules of thiscorporation;(2) When the affiliate has damaged the honor of the corporation or acted contrary to its
purpose;(3) When there are other justifiable reasons.
2 When the expulsion of the affiliate is decided in accordance with the preceding
paragraph, the affiliate shall be notified.
(Rights and obligations upon being disqualified as an affiliate)
Article 11.
1 When an affiliate is disqualified as an affiliate in accordance with Article 8, the affiliate
shall lose the rights and be discharged from the obligations as an affiliate of thecorporation. However, any unfulfilled obligations shall not be discharged.
2. The corporation shall not return the admission fee, affiliate dues, and othercontributions already paid by the affiliate, even if the affiliate is disqualified as an affiliate.

Chapter 4 General Assembly Meeting members and general assembly meeting(Composition)
Article 12
1. The general assembly meeting shall consist of the General Assembly Meetingmembers.
2. Each General Assembly Meeting member has one vote at a general assembly meeting.
(General Assembly Meeting member qualification)
Article 13.
1 A person who hopes to become a General Assembly Meeting member of thecorporation must apply as separately determined by the board of directors and obtain
the approval of the representative director.
2 A General Assembly Meeting member of the corporation is required to serve as adirector of the corporation or a participant of the steering committee appointed by theboard of directors.
3 If a General Assembly Meeting member of the corporation resigns as a director of thecorporation or a participant of the steering committee prescribed in the preceding
paragraph, he/she shall lose his/her position as a General Assembly Meeting member ofthe corporation.
(Being disqualified as a General Assembly Meeting member of the corporation)
Article 14.
A General Assembly Meeting member of the corporation shall be disqualified as a
General Assembly Meeting member of the corporation in any of the following cases:(1) When he/she leaves the corporation;(2) When he/she becomes a ward as an adult or person under curatorship;(3) When he/she deceases or a judicial decision of declaration of disappearance has
been made regarding him/her;(4) When he/she fails to pay the affiliate dues for a period longer than that separately
determined by the board of directors;(5) When expelled;(6) With the agreement of all General Assembly Meeting members;(7) When the requirements of Paragraph 2 of the preceding article are not met at thetime of the general assembly meeting as prescribed in Article 16, Paragraph 1.

(What the general assembly meeting may decide)
Article 15.
The general assembly meeting shall resolve the following matters:(1) Expulsion of General Assembly Meeting members;(2) Appointment or removal of directors and auditors;(3) Approval of the balance sheet and income statement (statement of increase or
decrease in net assets) and their supplementary schedules;(4) Amendment of the articles of incorporation;(5) Dissolution and disposition of residual assets;(6) A long-term loan payable and disposition or acceptance of important assets;(7) Merger, transfer of all or part of its business;(8) In addition to the preceding items, matters prescribed in the Act on General
Incorporated Associations and General Incorporated Foundations and mattersprescribed in the articles of incorporation.
(Types and holding the general assembly meeting)
Article 16.
1 The general assembly meeting of the corporation shall be held in two types; an annual
general assembly meeting and an extraordinary general assembly meeting.
2 An annual general assembly meeting shall be held once a year within two months after
the end of each fiscal year.
3 An extraordinary general assembly meeting shall be held in any of the following cases:(1) When the board of directors resolves to hold the meeting;(2) When the General Assembly Meeting members who have at least one-tenth of thevoting rights of all General Assembly Meeting members request the director to call ageneral assembly meeting by indicating matters to function as the purpose of the general
assembly and the reasons for convocation in writing or by electromagnetic means.
4 A General Assembly Meeting member who has made the request prescribed in item
(2) of the preceding paragraph may call a general assembly meeting with the permissionof the court in the following cases:(1) If procedures for the convocation of a general assembly meeting were not carriedout without delay after a request was made;(2) if no notice to convene for a general assembly was issued, stating a date within six
weeks of the request as the date of a general assembly meeting.
(Convocation of general assembly meeting)Article 17
1 A general assembly meeting shall be called by a representative director by resolutionof the board of directors. However, a general assembly meeting may be held without
procedures for convocation, provided that the consent of all General Assembly Meetingmembers is obtained.
2 Upon receiving a request in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 3, Item 2 ofthe preceding article, the representative director must issue a notice of convocation ofan extraordinary general assembly meeting, stating a date within six weeks of therequest as the date of a general assembly meeting.
3 When calling a general assembly meeting, the representative director must issue a
notice of that meeting to the General Assembly Meeting members in writing or byelectromagnetic means stating the date, time, place, and the matters that function as the
purpose of the meeting at least one week before the date of the general assembly
meeting.
(Chairperson)
Article 18
The chairperson of a general assembly meeting shall be elected at the meeting fromamong the General Assembly Meeting members present.
(Quorum)
Article 19
A general assembly meeting shall not be held unless more than 50% of all General
Assembly Meeting members are present.
(Resolutions)
Article 20.
1 Except as otherwise prescribed in Article 49, Paragraph 2 of the Act on General
Incorporated Associations and General Incorporated Foundations and specificallyprescribed in the articles of incorporation, resolutions of the general assembly meetingshall be effected by more than 50% of attendances, provided that more than 50% of all
General Assembly Meeting members are present.
2 In the case of the preceding paragraph, the chairperson may not participate in the
resolution as a General Assembly Meeting member.
3 Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 1, resolutions at the following meetingsof the general assembly must be effected by at least 50% of the total number of General

Assembly Meeting members and by at least a two-thirds majority of the votes of all
General Assembly Meeting members:(1) Expulsion of a General Assembly Meeting member;(2) Dismissal of auditors;(3) Amendment of the articles of incorporation;(4) Dissolution;(5) Other matters prescribed by laws and regulations.
4 When adopting a resolution to appoint directors or auditors, the resolution prescribedin Paragraph 1 shall be adopted for each candidate. If the total number of candidates for
director or auditor exceeds the quota prescribed in Article 25, the candidates receiving
more than 50% of votes shall be appointed in the order of the number of votes obtained
until the quota is reached.
(Proxy exercise of resolution rights)
Article 21
1 A General Assembly Meeting member who is unable to attend a general assembly
meeting due to unavoidable circumstances may delegate another General Assembly
Meeting member to exercise his/her voting rights by proxy for the matters notified inadvance.
2 Regarding the application of the provisions of the preceding two articles (Articles 19
and 20) in the case of the preceding paragraph, such a General Assembly Meetingmember shall be deemed to have attended the meeting.
3 The granting of the authority of representation under Paragraph 1 must be made foreach general assembly meeting.
(Omission of the resolution)
Article 22
If a director or a General Assembly Meeting member proposes a matter that functions as
the purpose of a general assembly meeting and where all General Assembly Meetingmembers manifest their intentions to agree with the proposal either in writing or byelectromagnetic means, a resolution of the general assembly that affirms the proposal isdeemed to have passed.
(Omission of the report)
Article 23.
If a director provides notice for all General Assembly Meeting members regarding

matters to be reported to the general assembly and all General Assembly Meetingmembers have manifested their intentions, either in writing or by electromagnetic means,to agree that the matters need not be reported to the general assembly, the matters are
deemed to have been reported to the general assembly.
(Minutes)
Article 24.
Concerning the proceedings of a general assembly meeting, the minutes of the meetingmust be prepared as prescribed by the applicable laws and regulations.
Chapter 5 Officers and board of directors
Section 1 Officers, etc.
(Types and quota)
Article 25
1 The corporation shall have the following officers:(1) At least 3 but no more than 20 directors;(2) At least one but no more than two auditors.
2 One of the directors shall be the representative director, and one or more but not morethan five may be the vice chairpersons.
(Appointment, etc.)
Article 26.
1 Directors and auditors shall be appointed by a resolution of the general assembly
respectively.
2 Directors must be General Assembly Meeting members of the corporation andnominated by a Chapter Member.
3 A representative director and vice chairpersons shall be appointed by the resolution of
the board of directors.
4 An auditor may not serve concurrently as a director and an employee of the corporation
or its subsidiary.
5 The total number of directors who have a special relationship with one of the directors,
such as his/her spouse, relatives within the third degree of consanguinity, or any otherrelationship prescribed by laws and regulations, shall not exceed one-third of the total
number of directors. The same shall apply to the auditors.

6 The total number of directors who are directors or employees of another corporation of
the same type, or other persons specified by laws and regulations as having a mutuallyclose relationship as equivalent thereto, shall not exceed one-third of the total number of
directors. The same shall apply to the auditors.
7 The method of receiving nominations from Chapter Members as described in
Paragraph 2 shall be as determined by the board of directors.
(Duties and authority of directors)
Article 27
1 The directors shall constitute the board of directors and shall participate in decisions
on the conduct of the activities of the corporation as provided by laws and regulations aswell as the articles of incorporation.
2 The representative director shall represent the corporation and conduct its activities.
3 The vice chairperson shall assist the representative director, and if the representative
director is unable to perform his/her duties, or the representative director is absent, thevice chairperson shall act for the representative director in the order previously
designated by the representative director.
(Duties and authority of the auditors)
Article 28
The auditors shall perform the following duties:(1) To audit directors' performance of their duties and to prepare an audit report asprescribed by the applicable laws and regulations;(2) To audit the activities and financial conditions of the corporation, and to audit thefinancial statements and business reports for each fiscal year;(3) To attend general assembly meetings and the board of directors' meetings, and tostate his/her opinions when deemed necessary;(4) To report to the general assembly meeting and the board of directors without delay
when it is recognized that a director has committed or is likely to commit a wrongful act,
or when it is recognized that there is a fact in violation of laws and regulations or thearticles of incorporation, or a fact that is extremely unjust;(5) To request the representative director to call the board of directors' meeting when it
is necessary to report as described in the preceding item; To call the board of directors'
meeting directly if a notice of convocation is not issued within 5 days of the request whichsets a date within 2 weeks of the request as the date of the board of directors' meeting;(6) To investigate proposals, documents, and other items prescribed by laws andregulations which the directors intend to submit to the general assembly meeting, and toreport the results of the investigation to the general assembly meeting if they find any
violation of laws and regulations or the articles of incorporation or any extremely
unjustifiable matter;(7) To demand that the director cease an act when the director has committed or is likely
to commit the act that is outside the scope of the purposes of the corporation or otherwise
in violation of laws and regulations or the articles of incorporation, and the action is likely
to cause significant damage to the corporation;(8) To exercise any other statutory powers granted to the auditors.
(Tenure)Article 29
1 The tenure of a director is to be until the end of the final annual general assembly
meeting in a business year that ends within two (2) years after that director's appointment
and their reappointment shall not be precluded.
2. The tenure of an auditor is to be until the end of the final annual general assembly
meeting in a business year that ends within four (4) years after their appointment, andtheir reappointment shall not be precluded.
3 The tenure of a director or an auditor who was appointed in advance in accordancewith Article 63, Paragraph 2 of the Act on General Incorporated Associations and General
Incorporated Foundations as a substitute for a director or an auditor who was terminatedbefore the expiration of that director or auditor's tenure shall be until the time as the
expiration of the director or auditor who was terminated.
4 If the fixed number of officers prescribed in Article 25, Paragraph 1 is no longer
available due to resignation or expiration of the tenure of officers, an officer who has
been terminated has the rights and obligations to serve as an officer until a newly
appointed officer assumes the role.
(Dismissal)
Article 30
A director and an auditor may be dismissed at any time by resolution of the general
assembly. However, in the case of the dismissal of an auditor, a resolution of the general
assembly as prescribed in Article 20, Paragraph 3 shall be required.
(Remuneration, etc.)
Article 31

1 There shall be no remuneration or retirement benefits for directors and auditors.
2 The directors and auditors may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in performing
their duties.
3 Matters necessary regarding the preceding paragraph shall be in accordance with rules
separately established by resolution of the general assembly.
(Restriction on business transactions)
Article 32
1 When a director intends to engage in any of the following transactions, the director
must disclose any important facts concerning the business transactions, and receive theapproval of the board of directors:(1) If the director considers engaging in a business transaction for himself/herself or fora third party that is categorized as being the business of the corporation;(2) If the director considers engaging in a business transaction with the corporation for
himself/herself or a third party;(3) If the corporation intends to guarantee debts of a director or otherwise to carry outtransactions with a person other than the director that results in a conflict of interest
between the corporation and the director.
2 A director who has engaged in a transaction set forth in the preceding paragraph shallreport the important facts of the transaction to the board of directors without delay.
3 The handling of the preceding two paragraphs shall be in accordance with the operation
rules of the board of directors prescribed in Article 46.
(Exemption from liability or limitation of liability)
Article 33
1 The liability of the officers under Article 111, Paragraph 1 of the Act on General
Incorporated Associations and General Incorporated Foundations, may be forgiven
through a resolution of the board of directors, if the requirements prescribed by laws andregulations are met, with a maximum limitation determined by deducting the minimum
amount prescribed in laws and regulations from the amount of liability.
2 The corporation may, through a resolution of the board of directors, in accordance with
Article 115, Paragraph 1 of the Act on General Incorporated Associations and General
Incorporated Foundations, enter into an agreement with an external officer to limit his/her
liability for compensation regarding the compensation liability prescribed in the preceding
paragraph. However, the minimum amount of compensation liability based on suchagreements shall be the amount prescribed by laws and regulations.

(Advisor)
Article 34
1 The corporation may have more than one advisor.
2 The board of directors shall appoint and dismiss the advisors.
3 The advisors shall receive no remuneration. However, the expenses required for the
performance of their duties may be paid.
(Duties of the advisors)
Article 35.
The Advisors may give their opinions to the corporation.
Section 2 board of directors(Composition)
Article 36.
1 The corporation shall have a board of directors.
2 The board of directors is to be composed of all directors.
(Authority of the board of directors)
Article 37.
1 The board of directors shall perform the following duties in addition to what is separately
prescribed in the articles of incorporation:(1) To decide on the date, time, and place of a general assembly meeting and on mattersthat function as the purpose of the general assembly;(2) To establish, amend, and abolish rules and regulations;(3) To establish and revise business plans and income and expenditure budgets foreach fiscal year;(4) To decide on the execution of the activities of the corporation in addition to thepreceding items;(5) To audit the execution of the duties of the directors;(6) To appoint and dismiss the representative director, vice chairmen, and directors withspecial titles;(7) To decide the criteria for admission to the corporation as an affiliate and the number
of affiliate dues.
2 The board of directors may not delegate to the directors on the following matters andother execution of important activities:(1) Disposition and acceptance of important assets;(2) To take out substantial loans;(3) Appointment and removal of important employees;(4) Establishment, amendment, and the abolition of branch offices and other importantcomponents;(5) Exemption from liability under Article 33, Paragraph 1, and execution andcancellation of the liability limitation agreement under Paragraph 2 of the same article;(6) Remuneration of staff.
(Types and holding board of directors)
Article 38
1 The board of directors shall consist of two types of meetings; an annual meeting of theboard of directors or extraordinary meetings of the board of directors.
2 An annual meeting of the board of directors shall be held at least once a year.
3 Extraordinary meetings of the board of directors shall be held in any of the following
cases:(1) When the representative director deems it necessary;(2) When a director other than a representative director requests the representative
director to call a meeting in writing or by electromagnetic means, stating the matters thatfunction as the purpose of the meeting;(3) When a director who made the following request calls a board of directors meeting
if, within five days from the request prescribed in the preceding item, no notice to convene
for the board of directors meeting was issued stating a date within two weeks from thedate of the request as the date of the board of directors meeting;(4) When an auditor requests the representative director to call a meeting or when an
auditor calls a meeting in accordance with Article 28, Paragraph 1, Item 5.
(Convocation)
Article 39
1 Board of directors' meetings shall be called by the representative director other than
the following cases: the board of directors' meetings may be called by the director inaccordance with the provision of Paragraph 3, Item 3 of the preceding article; or by theauditors in accordance with the provision of Paragraph 3, Item 4 of the preceding article.
2 Board of directors' meetings shall be called by a director in accordance with theprovision of Paragraph 3, Item 3 of the preceding article, or by an auditor in accordancewith Paragraph 3, Item 4 of the preceding article.
3 In the cases falling under Item 2 or Item 4 of Paragraph 3 of the preceding article, within
five days from the request, the representative director shall call the extraordinary meetingof the board of directors which is set within two weeks from the date of the request as
the date of the board of directors meeting.
4 When a board of directors' meeting is called, notice must be given to each director andeach auditor at least one week prior to the date of the meeting, in writing or byelectromagnetic means, stating the date, time, place, and matters that function as the
purpose of the meeting.
5 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, a board of directors'
meeting may be held without going through the convocation procedures when all
directors and auditors have agreed thereto.
(Chairperson)
Article 40
The role of chairperson of the board of directors' meeting shall be played by the
representative director.
(Quorum)
Article 41
A board of directors' meeting may not be held unless more than 50% of the directors arepresent.
(Resolutions)
Article 42.
Except as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, a resolution at a board of
directors shall be adopted by more than 50% vote of the attendances with the presenceof more than 50% of all directors who are qualified to participate in resolutions.
(Omission of the resolution)
Article 43
If a director has proposed a matter which functions as a purpose of a board of directors'
meeting, and all the directors who are eligible to participate in the voting on the proposal
have provided a manifestation of intentions of the agreement either in writing or inelectromagnetic means, the proposal shall be deemed to have been approved byresolution of the board of directors' meeting. However, this shall not apply if an auditor

objects to the proposal.
(Omission of the report)
Article 44.
1 If a director or an auditor provides notice to all the directors and auditors of matters to
be reported to the board of directors, the matters need not be reported to the board of
directors.
2. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to reports in accordancewith Article 28, Item 4.
(Minutes)
Article 45
Concerning proceedings of the board of directors' meetings, the minutes must be
prepared in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and the representative
director and auditors present at the meeting must sign them or affix their names andseals thereto.
(The operation rules on the board of directors)
Article 46.
Necessary matters concerning the operation of the board of directors shall be governedby the operation rules on the board of directors established by the board of directors, inaddition to what is provided by laws and regulations or the articles of incorporation.
Chapter 6 Fund(Contribution to the funds)
Article 47
The corporation may request contributions to the funds from Chapter Associates or third
parties as prescribed in Article 131 of the Act on General Incorporated Associations andGeneral Incorporated Foundations.
(Handling the funds)
Article 48
Procedures for conducting solicitation, allocation, transfer, etc., management of thefunds, and returning the funds, etc. shall be in accordance with the regulations forhandling the funds separately established by the resolution of the board of directors.

(Rights of contributors to the funds)
Article 49
1 The corporation shall not return the funds to the contributors until the time of dissolutionin accordance with Article 58.
2 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the funds may be returned
to its contributors in accordance with the procedures for returning the funds set forth in
the following article.
3 The rights of contributors to the funds may not be transferred, pledged or placed intrust.
(Procedures for returning the funds)
Article 50
1 The funds shall be returned within the maximum amount prescribed in Article 141 of
the Act on General Incorporated Associations and General Incorporated Foundations by
a resolution of the annual general assembly meeting.
2 The procedure for returning the funds under the preceding paragraph shall be
determined by the resolution of the board of directors.
(Setting aside as a substitutional fund)
Article 51
When the fund is returned, an amount equivalent to the returned fund shall be set aside
as a substitutional fund, which shall not be spent down.
Chapter 7 Calculation(Fiscal year)
Article 52
The fiscal year of the corporation shall begin on August 1 of each year and end on July
31 of the following year.
(A business plan and income and expenditure budget)
Article 53
1 The representative director shall prepare the business plans and income andexpenditure budget, etc. of the corporation by the day before the start of each fiscal year
and shall report them to the most recent general assembly meeting after being resolved

by the board of directors. The same shall apply in the case of modification thereof.
2 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if the budget is not passed
due to unavoidable reasons, the representative director may, by resolution of the boardof directors, make income and outlay money in accordance with the budget of theprevious fiscal year until the day of passage of the budget.
3 The income and expenditures set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed to
be income and expenditures of the newly established budget.
(A business report and settlement of accounts)
Article 54
1 Regarding the business report and settlement of accounts of the corporation, therepresentative director shall prepare a business report, financial statements, and their
supplementary schedules (hereinafter referred to as "financial statements, etc.") after theend of each fiscal year, which shall be audited by the auditors, approved by the board of
directors, and the representative director shall obtain the approval of the annual general
assembly meeting.
2 Without delay after the conclusion of the annual general assembly meeting set forth in
the preceding paragraph, the corporation shall make a public notice of its balance sheet
as required by laws and regulations.
(A long-term loan payable and disposition and acceptance of important assets)
Article 55
1 When the corporation intends to take out a loan, except for short-term loans to be
reimbursed from the income of the current fiscal year, a resolution of the general
assembly as prescribed in Article 20, Paragraph 3 shall be required.
2 When the corporation intends to dispose of or accept important assets, the same
resolution as in the preceding paragraph must be passed.
(Accounting Principles)
Article 56
The accounting of the corporation shall be in accordance with prescriptive accounting
practices of general corporations accepted as fair and reasonable generally.
Chapter 8 Amendments to articles of incorporation, merger, dissolution, etc.
(Amendment of the articles of incorporation)

Article 57
The articles of incorporation may be amended by resolution of the general assembly as
provided in Article 20, Paragraph 3.
(Merger, etc.).
Article 58
The corporation may merge with another legal entity under Act on General Incorporated
Associations and General Incorporated Foundations and transfer all or part of its
business to another legal entity under Act on General Incorporated Associations andGeneral Incorporated Foundations by resolution of the general assembly as prescribedin Article 20, Paragraph 3.
(Dissolution)
Article 59
The corporation may be dissolved in accordance with the provisions of Article 148, Items
1 through 2, and Items 4 through 7 of the Act on General Incorporated Associations andGeneral Incorporated Foundations. In addition to those, the corporation may bedissolved by resolution of the general assembly prescribed in Article 20, Paragraph 3.
(Disposition of residual assets)
Article 60
1 Residual asset in the event of liquidation due to dissolution, etc. of the corporation,
shall be donated to a juridical person listed in Article 5, Item 17 of the Act on Accreditation,etc. of Public Interest Incorporated Associations and Public Interest Incorporated
Foundations, or to the national or local government by resolution of the general assembly.
2 The residual assets shall not be distributed to any parties such as directors, employees,
participants of the committee, advisors, and General Assembly Meeting members of thecorporation.
Chapter 9 Committees(Committees)
Article 61
1 The board of directors may establish committees when necessary to promote theactivities of the corporation by resolution of the board of directors.
2. The board of directors shall appoint the participants of the committees from among

the Chapter Members.
3 Matters necessary for the duties, composition, and operation of the committee shall be
determined separately by the resolution of the board of directors.
Chapter 10 Secretariat(Establishment, etc.)
Article 62.
1 The secretariat shall be established to handle the official work of the corporation.
2 The secretariat shall have the necessary office staff.
3 The representative director shall appoint and dismiss the important office staff with theapproval of the board of directors.
4 Important matters concerning the body and operation of the secretariat (including
remuneration) shall be determined separately by the representative director through a
resolution of the board of directors.
(Books and documents to be kept)
Article 63
1 The following books and documents shall be kept at the office at all times:(1) Articles of incorporation;(2) List of affiliates and documents concerning changes in affiliates;(3) List of directors and auditors;(4) Documents related to permissions, etc., and registrations;(5) Documents related to the proceedings of the bodies in the corporation as prescribedin the articles of incorporation;(6) Documents of business plans and documents of income and expenditure budgets;(7) Business reports and financial documents such as income and expenditurestatements;(8) Audit reports;(9) Other books and documents prescribed by laws and regulations.
(10) ICF Chapter and Chartered Chapter Agreement
2 Inspection of the books and documents, etc., as prescribed in the preceding item of
the preceding paragraph shall be in accordance with the provisions of laws andregulations, as well as the information disclosure rules prescribed in Article 64,
Paragraph 2.

Chapter 11 Information disclosure and protection of personal information(Information disclosure)
Article 64
1 In order to promote fair and open activities, the corporation shall actively disclose
information on its activities, operations, financial data, etc.
2 Matters necessary for information disclosure shall be in accordance with the rules on
information disclosure, which shall be separately established by the resolution of theboard of directors.
(Protection of personal information)
Article 65
1 The corporation shall take all possible measures to protect personal information
obtained in the course of its activities.
2. Matters necessary for the protection of personal information shall be determined
separately by the resolution of the board of directors.
(Method of public notice)
Article 66
Public notices of the corporation shall be posted at the principal office in a place easily
viewable by the public.
Chapter 12 Auxiliary provisions(Delegation)
Article 67.
In addition to what is prescribed in the articles of incorporation, matters necessary forthe operation of this corporation shall be determined separately by the resolution of theboard of directors.
Revised on September 26, 2018
Revised on January 20, 2020
Revised on September 30, 2022
Revised on April 1, 2023

The above is truly and sincerely the current articles of incorporation of the corporation.
1-5-3-201 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
International Coaching Federation Japan Chapter
Representative director Yumiko Shito (Asakura)

Footnotes
Chapter Members; Individuals who are affiliates of the ICF and have chosen the Japan
Chapter as their affiliated Chapter.
Chapter Associates; Individuals or corporations who join the ICF Japan Chapter tosupport the activities of the ICF Japan Chapter.
The General Assembly Meeting members constitute the general assembly meeting.
These three positions have different concepts.
[Remarks]
The translation of this document was created on September 17, 2022. This serves as atranslation of the Article of Incorporation, and if there is any difference in writing in between
the original Japanese document and this English translation, the Japanese original document
has its priority.