[This is an English translation prepared for reference purpose only. Should there be any inconsistency between thetranslation and the original Japanese text, the latter shall prevail.][Cover]Document to be filed:

Extraordinary Report

Filing to:

Director-General of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau

Date of filing:

March 28, 2018

Company name (Japanese):日本たばこ産業株式会社 (Nihon Tabako Sangyo KabushikiKaisha)Company name (English):JAPAN TOBACCO INC.

Title and name of representative:

Masamichi Terabatake, President, Chief Executive Officer andRepresentative Director

Location of head office:2-1, Toranomon 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Telephone number:+81-3-3582-3111 (Main)

Contact person:

Kei Nakano, Senior Vice President, Communications

Place of contact:

2-1, Toranomon 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Telephone number:+81-3-3582-3111 (Main)

Contact person:

Kei Nakano, Senior Vice President, Communications

Place where the document is available forpublic inspection:

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
(2-1, Nihombashi Kabutocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)

1. Reason for filingAt the 33rd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company held on March 27, 2018, items forresolution were made, therefore, this document is filed pursuant to the provisions of Article 24-5, paragraph 4of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and Article 19, paragraph 2, item ix-2 of the Cabinet Office
Ordinance on Disclosure of Corporate Affairs, etc.

2. Content of reporta. Date of the General Meeting of Shareholders
March 27, 2018b. Details of the items for resolution
Item 1:

Appropriation of Surplus
Year-end dividends(1) Type of assets to be paid as dividends:
Cash(2) Allotment of assets to be paid as dividends and their aggregate amount:¥70 per share of ordinary shares of the Company
Aggregate amount: ¥125,373,038,770(3) Effective date for distribution of surplus:
March 28, 2018

Item 2:

Partial Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
The Company has been striving hard to enhance corporate governance, adapting
accelerated changes in business environment. Although we have a provision in theCompany’s Articles of Incorporation, there is no need to appoint Counselors andAdvisors, who report to the President on certain matters. Accordingly, we would like todelete the provision of Counselors and Advisors (Article 25 of the Articles ofIncorporation).

Item 3:

Election of Seven (7) Members of the Board
Election of Mr. Yasutake Tango, Mr. Masamichi Terabatake, Mr. Mutsuo Iwai, Mr.
Naohiro Minami and Mr. Kiyohide Hirowatari as Members of the Board and Ms. Main
Kohda and Mr. Koichiro Watanabe as Outside Directors.

Item 4:

Election of One (1) Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Election of Ms. Ryoko Nagata as Audit & Supervisory Board Member.

Item 5:

Election of One (1) Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Election of Mr. Michio Masaki as Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member inpreparation against a situation where the number of Outside Audit & Supervisory Board
Member falls below the statutory required number.

c. Number of voting rights that were exercised as the manifestation of the intention of approval,
disapproval or abstention for the items for resolution; requirements for adoption thereof; andresolution results thereof
Number ofAbstentions
Affirmation Resolution
voting rights
rate
result(Units)(Units)Affirmatives(Units)

Negatives(Units)Item 1

15,621,254

5,280

597

15,627,165

99%

AdoptedItem 2

15,620,966

5,365

809

15,627,165

99%

AdoptedItem 3
Yasutake Tango
Masamichi Terabatake
Mutsuo Iwai
Naohiro Minami
Kiyohide Hirowatari
Main Kohda

15,382,721
15,504,384
15,498,587
15,437,737
15,476,167
15,612,568

221,356
99,694
117,585
166,294
127,865
13,70722,78822,788
10,69822,837
22,837597

15,627,158
15,627,159
15,627,163
15,627,161
15,627,162
15,627,165

98%
99%
99%
98%
99%
99%

AdoptedAdoptedAdoptedAdoptedAdoptedAdoptedKoichiro Watanabe

15,612,435

13,839597

15,627,164

99%

AdoptedItem 4
Ryoko Nagata

15,297,355

329,149597

15,627,154

97%

AdoptedItem 5Michio Masaki

15,596,163

30,371597

15,627,165

99%

AdoptedItem for resolution(Notes) Requirements for adoption of each item are as follows:
The requirement for adoption of Item 1 is a majority of the affirmative votes of the shareholders
who are entitled to exercise their voting rights and present at the meeting.
The requirement for adoption of Item 2 is at least two-thirds of the affirmative votes of theshareholders who are entitled to exercise their voting rights and present at the meeting where theshareholders holding one third or more of the total voting rights of the shareholders who areentitled to exercise their voting rights are present.
The requirement for adoption of Item 3, Item 4 and Item 5 is a majority of the affirmative votesof the shareholders who are entitled to exercise their voting rights and present at the meeting
where the shareholders holding one third or more of the total voting rights of the shareholders
who are entitled to exercise their voting rights are present.
d. Reason why a portion of the number of voting rights of the shareholders present at the meeting was
not included in the calculation
A portion of the number of voting rights was not included in the calculation as a result of theresolutions being legally adopted pursuant to the Companies Act after the confirmed number ofvoting rights of shareholders whose affirmative votes or negative votes on each item, which wereexercised prior to the date of the meeting or at the meeting, met the requirements for adoption ofeach item for resolution.