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oral statements) stipulated in Section 3 (2) of this Rule is the matters indicated in 1. (2) b., 2., 3., and 4. above.

2. If Form No.1 was submitted jointly,

(1) The same reporting entrepreneurs shall prepare this written report in their joint names as well. Also append to the written report the noted entrepreneur as the point of contact in Form No.1 pursuant to the provisions in Section 6-2.

(2) Enter the name of the division for contact of the entrepreneur noted as the point of contact in Form No.1 pursuant to the provisions in Section 6-2.

(3) Submit supporting documents describing the specific relationships among the reporting entrepreneurs that provide grounds for joint reporting and submission of materials (specific facts falling under the provisions of Section 7-2 (13) of the Act Concerning Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade (including cases where these sections shall apply mutatis mutandis to Section 8-3 of the Act)).

3. (1) In the case of oral report or oral statement stipulated in Section 3 (2) of this Rule, the person who is about to report or state shall appear and do before the Senior Officer for Leniency Program by the deadline for submission stipulated in Section 2 of this Rule.

(2) The written report indicated in 5. (1) ② above is in principle “the materials which are substitutable by an oral statement” stipulated in Section 3 (2) of this Rule. In this case, the person who should prepare the said written report shall make an oral statement.

4. If a written report is prepared by an agent, enter the name or title and address or location of reporting entrepreneur, the description that the report is prepared by the agent, and the name of the agent and put the seal of the agent in place of the seal of the representative of the reporting entrepreneur. In this case, a letter of proxy shall be required to be attached to the written report. In case of making an oral report as provided for in Section 3 (2), the letter shall be submitted at the time of report.

5. Where there is no space to write fully reporting matters of 1. to 5. on the Form No.2, use and attach extra sheets.

6. When this written report is transmitted in facsimile, do not mistake the fax number.
# WRITTEN REPORT REGARDING IMMUNITY FROM OR REDUCTION OF SURCHARGES

Date: ___ (Year) ___ (Month) ___ (day)

Submitted to:

Japan Fair Trade Commission

(Fax Number: +81-3-3581-5599)

Submitted by:

Name or Title of Entrepreneur: ___

Address or Location:

Name and Position Title of Representative:

(Seal)

Name of Division for Contact:

Address or Location (zip code):

Position Title and Name of Person in Charge:

Telephone Number:

Fax number

We hereby make a report pursuant to the provisions of Section 7-2 (12) (i) of the Act Concerning Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade (including cases where these sections shall apply mutatis mutandis to Section 8-3 of the Act).

Without justifiable reason, we shall not disclose to third parties the fact that we have made the following report.

### 1. Summary of the Violation to be Reported

(1) Description of the Said Act	a.
b.
(2) Name or Title and Address or Location of Other Entrepreneur(s) Participating in the Said Act
(3) The Time of the First Implementation (The time of Termination)	(Year) (Month) (Day) (until [Year] [Month] [Day])
2. Names and Others of Executives or Employees Who Were Involved in the Said Act at the Reporting Entrepreneur (Each Reporting Entrepreneur in the case of Joint Reporting)

Name of Reporting Entrepreneur	Current Position Title and Division's Name	Position Title and Division's Name at Time of Involvement (The Time of the Position)	Name

3. Names and Others of Executives or Employees Who Have Involved in the Said Act at Other Entrepreneur(s) Participating in the Said Act

Name of Entrepreneur	Current Position Title and Division's Name	Position Title and Division's Name at Time of Involvement (The Time of the Position)	Name

4. Goods or Services Targeted by the Said Act

5. Situation Regarding the Implementation of the Said Act and Contact with Other Entrepreneur(s) Participation in the Said Act

6. Other Matters for Consideration

7. Submission of Materials

We hereby submit the following materials.

No.	Title of Material	Description of Material's Content (Summary)	Notes
## I nstructions for Completing This Form

(The following items correspond to the items on the Form No.3.)

### 1. Summary of the violation act to be reported

## (1) Description of the Said Act

a Enter the description of the said act (price cartels, bid-riggings, market allocations, and others) in 1. (1) a..

b. Enter in detail in 1. (1) b. for clarifying, for example,

① in the case of price-raising cartels, details of agreement (the time of implementation of the price-raising, and the range of price-raising, and others),

② in the case of bid-riggings, details of the procedure (details of rules) for selecting an expected bid winner, and others.

If trade associations are involved in the said act, enter in 1. (1) b. details of the associations' involvement.

## (2) Name or Title and Address or location of Other Entrepreneur(s) Participating in the Said Act

If trade associations are involved in the said act, enter in details in 1. (2) for clarifying the title, address or location, and others of the trade associations.

## (3) The Time of the First Implementation (The Time of Termination)

a. Enter the date when the arrangement regarding the said act was decided in 1. (3). If it is not clear when the said act was implemented for the first time, enter the earliest date when it is certain that the said act was being implemented, and append a note of "at the latest".

b. If the reporting entrepreneur has already ceased the said act, enter the date of termination in the parentheses in 1. (3). For example, if there is a date the entrepreneur decided to cease the said act as the organization, enter the date.

c. Each reporting entrepreneur shall enter the time of the first implementation or the time of termination if the time of the first implementation or the time of termination varies by reporting entrepreneur, where this written report is prepared in their joint names (listing signatures and seals of the reporting entrepreneurs; hereinafter the same).

### 2. Names and Others of Executives or Employees Who Were Involved in the Said Act at the Reporting Entrepreneur (Each Reporting Entrepreneur in the case of Joint Reporting)

(1) Enter not only executives and employees who are involved currently, but also were involved in the past.

(2) If making a report jointly, enter all reporting entrepreneurs individually.

### 3. Names and Others of Executives or Employees Who Have Involved in the Said Act as the Other Entrepreneur(s) Participating in the Said Act

(1) While possible, enter not only executives and employees who are involved currently, but also who were involved in the past. If the name and position title of the executive or employee is not found out, append a note to that effect.
(2) If an executive or employee of trade associations is involved, enter the name and position titles of the person.

### 4. Goods or Services Targeted by the Said Act

(1) Enter in details for clarifying the range of the goods or services targeted by the said act.

For example, where there are two distribution channels for a product—one for sales through distributors and the other for direct sales to consumers, if the price cartel is targeting only products sold through the latter distribution channel, enter for clarifying such matters.

In the case of bid-riggings, enter in detail for clarifying the contract awarding public agencies and divisions, the kinds of bids (open bids with limited conditions, bids competed by designated firms desiring to join the bid, bids competed by designated firms, and others), the type of construction, and others regarding ordered projects targeted by the said act.

(2) If goods or services, within the range targeted by the said act, are specifically outside the target of arrangements (for example, goods or services for export, for specified uses, bidding projects competed by the designated specific firms, and others), enter for clarifying such matters.

### 5. Situation Surrounding the Implementation of the Said Act and Contact with Other Entrepreneur(s) Participating in the Said Act

Enter in detail for clarifying the situation surrounding the implementation of the arrangement related to the said act.

For example, in the case of price-raising cartels, enter for clarifying the situation and others of information exchanges (the date and time, venue, content, and others), if they exchanged information in relation to the negotiations to raise prices, and also enter the time when transacting parties were notified of price-raising, details of the negotiations to raise prices, and the degree to which the price-raising have spread, and others.

Moreover, in the case of bid-riggings, enter for clarifying the process for determining the expected bid winner, details of communication in bid prices with other entrepreneurs in the case that you were selected as the expected bid winner, details of communication in bid prices from other entrepreneurs selected as the expected bid winner, projects for which the expected bid winner was decided and the entrepreneur actually received the order, projects for which the expected bid winner was decided and the entrepreneur actually could not receive the order, the situation of projects for which the expected bid winner could not be decided, and others in relation to the bid-rigging.

### 6. Other Matters for Consideration

(1) Enter other matters for consideration, for example, the raw materials, manufacturing methods, the distribution channels, the method and parties involved in price negotiations, the official standards, the legal regulations, a profile of the industry, and the summary of related trade associations of the goods or services targeted by the said act, the roles shared among the reporting entrepreneurs if making a report jointly, and others.

(2) If the fact is deemed concerned with the involvement in bid-rigging stipulated in Section 2
(5) (i) through (iv) of the Act on Elimination and Prevention of Involvement in Bid Rigging, etc. and Punishments for Acts by Employees that Harm Fairness of Bidding, etc. (Act No.101 of 2002), enter the details of the fact.

### 7. Submission of Materials

(1) List on the chart and submit the materials leading to prove the matters indicated in 1. through 6. above: ① Memorandums of meeting related to the act, business daily reports indicating matters related to the said act, correspondence with other entrepreneur(s) participating in the said act, and others, and ② Written reports related to the said act with the signatures and seals of the executives or employees involved in the act to be report, and others.

Where the materials are not prepared in Japanese, Japanese-language translations or abridged translations of concerned parts shall be attached to the said materials.

(2) For clarifying which matters indicated in 1. through 6. above are proven by the respective materials, appropriately organize the materials: For example, write “2-(7)” in the Notes column of the seventh material leading to prove the matter indicated in 2. above.

## Note

1. “The matters written in "Note" (the matters which are substitutable for entering the Form by oral statement) stipulated in the Section 3 (2) of this Rule mutatis mutandis to Section 4 (3) (hereinafter referred to as "Section 3 (2) of this Rule") is the matters indicated in 1. (1) b., 2., 3., 5. and 6. above.

2. If jointly reporting the facts and submitting materials regarding the violation pursuant to the provisions of Section 7-2 (13) of the Act Concerning Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade (including cases where these sections shall apply mutatis mutandis to Section 8-3 of the Act; hereinafter the same),

(1) Prepare this written report in the joint names of reporting entrepreneurs. An entrepreneur designated as a point of contact pursuant to the provisions in Section 6-2 shall append a note to that effect when signing the report with his seal.

(2) Enter the name of the division for contact of the entrepreneur designated as the point of contact pursuant to the provisions in Section 6-2.

(3) Submit documents stating and materials supporting the description of specific relationships among the reporting entrepreneurs that provide grounds for joint reporting and submission of materials (specific facts falling under the provisions of Section 7-2 (13) of the Act Concerning Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade).

3. (1) In the case of oral report or oral statement stipulated in Section 3 (2) of this Rule, the person who is about to report or state shall appear and do before the Senior Officer for Leniency Program by the day that is passed by twenty days (the number of days listed in the paragraphs of Section 1. (1) of the Law Concerning Holidays of Administrative Organizations (Act No. 91 of 1988) shall not be included in the calculation) reckoning from the starting day of investigation stipulated in Section 5 of this Rule.
(2) The written report indicated in 7. (1) ② of this Rule is in principle “the materials which are substitutable by an oral statement” stipulated in Section 3 (2) of this Rule. In this case, the person who should prepare the said written report shall make an oral statement.

4. If a written report is prepared by an agent, enter the name or title and address or location of reporting entrepreneur, the description that the report is prepared by the agent, and the name of the agent and put the seal of the agent in place of the seal of the representative of the reporting entrepreneur. In this case, a letter of proxy shall be required to be attached to the written report. In case of making an oral report as provided for in Section 3 (2), the letter shall be submitted at the time of report.

5. Where there is no space to write fully reporting matters of 1. to 7. on the Form No.3, use and attach extra sheets.

6. When this written report is transmitted in facsimile, do not mistake the fax number.
# Realizing a Tourism Nation and Beautiful Nation Building

## Section 1 Trends in Tourism

## 1 Significance of a Tourism Nation

Tourism is a growth field of exceptional importance that helps restore the power of Japanese economy by making contributions to every sector of national economy, such as revitalizing local economies and increasing job opportunities but also drives international mutual understanding and capturing global demand, including that in rapidly advancing Asian nations.

## Tourism Now

## (1) Trends in the nation's tourism

The number of domestic pleasure trips with lodging made in 2013 averaged 2.35 overnight stays per capita (against 2.14 a year earlier). Spending on the domestic trips with lodging, including homecoming and business trips, amounted to about 15.8 trillion yen (15.3 trillion yen a year earlier), and the number of overnight stays, the number of trips taken and the amount of spending all advanced from their year earlier levels.

The number of overseas tourists in 2013 dipped 5.5% (about 1.02 million) from the previous year to about 17.47 million, with their spending in the same year falling to about 4.6 trillion yen from its year earlier level of (about 4.7 trillion yen).

## (2) Trends in foreigners touring Japan

The number of inbound foreign tourists in 2013 totaled about 10.36 million (up 24% from the previous year), achieving the 10-million mark, a government-set yearly goal, for the first time since commencement of the Visit Japan Campaign in 2003.

By nationality and region, Korea accounted for about 2.46 million (up 20% from the previous year), followed by Taiwan with about 2.21 million (up 51%) and China with about 1.31 million (down 8%). By visitor market, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Viet Nam, India, Australia and France registered a record high each in the Visit Japan Campaign.

Spending on the inbound foreign tours in 2013 advanced 30.6% (up 332.1 billion yen) from the previous year to reach about 1,416.7 billion yen.

## Achieving the 10-Million-Inbound-Foreign-Tourist Mark for the First Time in History

On December 20, 2013, the 10-million-inbound-foreign-tourist mark was achieved for the first time in history.

As a consequence of successful efforts to stir inbound Japanese tourism, including an easing of the visa requirements and a promotional campaign conducted in a unified “All Japan” effort, the number of inbound foreign tourists in 2012 virtually came back from the aftermath of the earthquake, etc. to reach about 8.36 million. In 2013, various approaches were taken to promote inbound Japanese tourism towards the achievement of 10
## 1 Creating and Promoting a Japan Brand

The Visit Japan Campaign has been run in a unified “All Japan” effort of public and private sectors to promote the charms of Japanese tourism to stir inbound Japanese tourism.

The campaign has focused on the nations holding a prospective population of visitors to Japan (Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, U.S., Canada, U.K., France, and Germany) by launching:

a. Projects targeting overseas travel agencies, such as inviting them or putting joint tour ads;

b. Projects targeting overseas consumers, such as putting overseas ads and inviting overseas media;

c. Regional collaborative projects jointly implemented in a wide area by Transport

Figure II-3-2-1 Changes in the Number of Inbound Foreign Tourists

(Note) Values in 2012 and earlier are final; the 2013 value is an estimate.

Source) Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO)

Bureaus, etc. with local authorities to grab foreign tourists; and

d. Approaches to promoting inbound Japanese tourism in a unified “All Japan” of with the government ministries and agencies concerned, including overseas diplomatic establishments abroad, and private enterprises.

## 2 Fueling Japanese Travel with Eased Visa Requirements, etc

In 2013, attention turned to recently rapidly advancing ASEAN nation. Visas have been waived for Thailand and Malaysia, multiple-entry visas introduced for Viet Nam and the Philippines and the stay period for multiple-entry visas for Indonesia extended starting from July 1 to mark 40th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation. Further, the introduction of multiple-entry visas has been commenced for Cambodia and Laos and for Myanmar since November 18 of the same year and January 15, 2014, respectively.

Further, in order to explore the possibility of introducing a program that allows foreigners visiting Japan for sightseeing purposes to stay longer if they meet certain requirements, which could grab long-stay demand from overseas wealthy people, overseas programs have been surveyed and discussions commenced on the basis of survey findings.

(Notes) 1 Parentheses enclose the percentage shares of the total number of inbound foreign tourists.

2 "Others" includes unaccounted-for nations and regions from Asia, Europe and elsewhere.

Source) Prepared by the Japan Tourism Agency from data available from the Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO).
## Section 3 Building a Beautiful Nation Blessed with Pleasing Landscapes, etc

## 1 Pleasing Landscape Formation

(1) Accelerating community development leveraged by the Landscape Act, etc.

Efforts to form pleasing landscapes have been accelerated by landscape administrative bodies $ ^{Note} $ based on the “Landscape Act,” which numbered 598 groups as of September 30, 2013, with 399 of them pursuing their own landscape plans. Further, the number of municipalities that have been designated a landscape administrative body to take over the prefectural authority of formulating ministerial ordinances pursuant to the “Outdoor Advertisement Act” rose to 62 groups as of April 1, 2014 as part of the consolidated approaches to pleasing landscape formation.

## (2) Approaching landscape discussions as part of social capital development

To move ahead with landscape-conscious social capital development, a scheme of making post-project predictions and assessments of landscapes and factoring them into project plans while hearing diverse opinions from the local residents, academic experts and others has been pursued.

## (3) Accelerating elimination of utility poles

From viewpoints of forming pleasing landscapes, promoting tourism, keeping passage spaces safe and comfortable, getting roads disaster-prepared and so on, the elimination of utility poles has been driven through the dissemination, etc. of various development techniques, such as constructing new roads alone or widening existing roads as well.

## (4) Driving the “Scenic Byway Japan” campaign

The “Scenic Byway Japan” campaign has been driven with a view to furthering roadside landscape designs and greening by leveraging regional resources in a collaboration of various entities to help realize a tourism nation and contribute to regional revitalization. As of the end of March 2014, 132 routes were registered as the Scenic Byways Japan. Activities that help form pleasing landscapes and add to the charms of localities roadside by working in conjunction with Michi-no-Eki.

Present Status of Underground Burial of Utility Poles in Japan Compared with Major European Nations and the U.S.

(Notes) 1 2004 status for London and Paris surveyed by overseas power survey companies (in terms of total cable lengths)

3 2012 status for Berlin surveyed by the MLIT (in terms of total cable lengths)

4 1997 status for Singapore surveyed from overseas electric industry statistics (in terms of total cable lengths)

5 2011 status for New York surveyed by the MLIT (in terms of total cable lengths)

6 2011 status for Seoul surveyed by the MLIT (in terms of total cable lengths)

7 End of FY2012 status for Japan surveyed by the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (in terms of total cable lengths)

(Underground burial ratio = Total length of underground lines/(Total length of aerial lines+ Total length of underground lines)×100)

Source) MLIT