**ARTICLES OF    INCORPORATION**     Established on July 22, 1991     Authenticated on July 23, 1991     Amended on April 28, 1992     Amended on May 7, 1992     Amended on May 21, 1992     Amended on June 24, 1993     Amended on June 27, 1994     Amended on June 25, 1997     Amended on June 24, 1998     Amended on June 25, 1999     Amended on June 27, 2000     Amended on May 15, 2002     Amended on June 20, 2002     Amended on June 19, 2003     Amended on June 18, 2004     Amended on June 21, 2005     Amended on June 20, 2006     Amended on June 20, 2008     Amended on June 19, 2009 **CHAPTER 1:    GENERAL PROVISIONS**      Article 1. (Trade Name)     The name of the Company shall be “Kabushiki Kaisha Enu Thi    Thi Dokomo” and shall be rendered in English as “NTT    DoCoMo, Inc.”     Article 2. (Purpose)     The purpose of the Company shall be to engage in the following    businesses:      (1)     Telecommunications business;      (2)     Contracting for constructions works for, undertaking of    maintenance for and lease of telecommunications facilities;      (3)     Planning, development, manufacturing, sale and lease of, and    undertaking of maintenance for, telecommunications system and    information processing system;      (4)     Planning, development, manufacturing, sale and lease of    communications equipment and its peripheral apparatus;      (5)     Planning, development, production, sale and lease of software;      (6)     Transmission service of musical pieces, pictures and information    utilizing telecommunications system and information processing    service;

 
      (7)     Planning, development and sale of information media for    advertising and publicity, and advertising agency business;      (8)     Planning, production and sale of publications;      (9)     Planning, development, acquisition of merchandising rights,    development of method of use, licensing, management and transfer    of character goods (bearing pictures of characteristic persons    or animals) and intermediary business related thereto;      (10)     Acquisition, development of method of use, licensing, management    and transfer of copyright, rights related to copyright, design    right, trademark right, industrial property right, know-how, and    other intellectual property rights, and intermediary business    related thereto;      (11)     Financial business;      (12)     Credit card business;      (13)     Issuance, sales and administration of electronic money and other    electronic value information (that can be used to purchase, use    or exchange commodities, information or services);      (14)     Lease, administration, maintenance and management of real    property;      (15)     Personnel-dispatching business;      (16)     Non-life insurance agency business and business related to    solicitation of life insurance;      (17)     Any other commercial activities;      (18)     Investment in companies engaged in businesses related to any of    the foregoing items;      (19)     Contracting for studies, research, development, training and    consulting work for each of the foregoing items; and      (20)     Any and all other businesses incidental or related to each of    the foregoing items.     Article 3. (Location of Head Office)     The Company shall have its head office in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.     Article 4. (Governing Bodies)     The Company shall have the following governing bodies in    addition to the general meeting of shareholders and Directors      (1)     Board of Directors      (2)     Corporate Auditors      (3)     Board of Corporate Auditors      (4)     Independent Auditors     Article 5  (Method of Public Notice)     Means of Public notices of the Company shall be given by    electronic means. However, in the event that public notices    cannot be provided by electronic means due to accidents or other    unavoidable circumstances, public notices shall be given in the    *Nihon Keizai Shimbun*. **CHAPTER 2:    SHARES**     Article 6. (Total Number of Shares to be Issued)     The total number of shares issuable by the Company shall be one    hundred eighty-eight million and one hundred thirty thousand    (188,130,000) shares.

 
     Article 7. (Repurchase of its Own Shares)     The Company may repurchase its own shares through market    transactions, etc. by a resolution of the Board of Directors in    accordance with the provisions of Article 165,    paragraph 2, of the Corporation Law of Japan.     Article 8. (Shareholders Registrar)     1.       The Company shall    have a shareholders registrar.     2.       The shareholders    registrar and the place of its handling office shall be    designated by a resolution of the Board of Directors.     3.       Preparation,    maintenance and other administrative services concerning the    shareholders’ register and the register of stock    acquisition rights of the Company shall be entrusted to the    shareholders registrar, and the Company shall not directly    provide those services.     Article 9. (Share Handling Regulations)     The Share Handling Regulations established by the Board of    Directors shall govern the procedures of the handling, handling    fees and the manner of exercise of shareholders’ rights    relating to the Company’s shares and stock acquisition    rights, unless otherwise provided for in laws and regulations or    in these Articles of Incorporation. **CHAPTER 3:    GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS**     Article 10. (Convocation)     1.       The President shall    convene, subject to resolution of the Board of Directors, an    ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Company within    three months from the day next following the last day of a    business year and an extraordinary general meeting of    shareholders from time to time whenever necessary.     2.       In the absence or    disability of the President, one of the other Directors shall    act as such in his place in the order of precedence previously    determined by the Board of Directors.     Article 11. (Record date of Ordinary General Meeting    of Shareholders)     The record date for the ordinary general meeting of shareholders    shall be March 31 of each year.     Article 12. (Chairman)     The President shall act as chairman at any general meeting of    shareholders. In the absence or disability of the President, one    of the other Directors shall act as such in his place in the    order of precedence previously determined by the Board of    Directors.     Article 13. (Internet Disclosure of Reference    Documents and Deemed Provision)     In convening a general meeting of shareholders, the Company may    deem that it has provided the shareholders with the information    on the matters which must be described or mentioned in the    reference documents of a general meeting of shareholders,    business report, financial statements and consolidated financial    statements by disclosing such information using the Internet    pursuant to the regulations set forth by the ministerial    ordinance of the Ministry of Justice.     Article 14. (Method of Resolution)     1.       Resolutions of a    general meeting of shareholders shall be adopted by a majority    vote of those shareholders having exercisable voting right(s)    and present thereat, unless otherwise provided for in laws and    regulations or in these Articles of Incorporation.     2.       Resolutions pursuant    to Article 309, paragraph 2 of the Corporation Law of    Japan shall be adopted at the shareholder meeting with a quorum    of one-third (1/3) of the voting rights of all shareholders    having exercisable voting rights, by a vote of two-thirds (2/3)    or more of the voting rights represented thereat.

 
     Article 15. (Exercise of Voting Rights by Proxy)     1.       Shareholders or    their statutory representatives may exercise their voting rights    by authorizing a proxy who must be another shareholder of the    Company having voting rights; provided, however, that    governmental and local public entities or corporations who are    shareholders of the Company may delegate the exercise of their    voting rights to one (1) person of their respective    officials, staff or employees.     2.       A shareholder or    his/her    statutory representative who intends to exercise    his/her    voting right by proxy shall be required to previously submit to    the Company a document evidencing the power of attorney prior to    each general meeting of shareholders. **CHAPTER 4:    DIRECTORS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND REPRESENTATIVE    DIRECTORS**      Article 16. (Number of Directors)     The Company shall have not more than fifteen (15) Directors.     Article 17. (Manner in Which Directors are Elected)     1.       Directors of the    Company shall be elected by a resolution passed by a majority    vote of the shareholders present at a general meeting of    shareholders who shall hold voting rights representing in    aggregate one-third (1/3) or more of the voting rights held by    all shareholders having exercisable voting rights.     2.       The election of    Directors may not be by way of cumulative voting.     Article 18. (Term of Office of Directors)     1.       The term of office    of Directors shall expire at the close of the ordinary general    meeting of shareholders for the latest business year ending    within two (2) years after their assumption of office.     2.       The term of office    of a Director elected to increase the number of Directors or to    fill a vacancy caused by another Director who has resigned prior    to expiration of his term of office shall be identical to the    remaining term of office of the other Directors then in office.     Article 19. (Board of Directors)     1.       The President shall    convene any meeting of the Board of Directors and act as    chairman thereat.     2.       Notwithstanding the    provision set forth in the preceding paragraph, the Chairman of    the Board of Directors, if such office is placed, shall convene    any meeting of the Board of Directors and act as chairman    thereat, except in his absence or disability.     3.       In the absence or    disability of the President, one of the other Directors shall    convene the meeting in his place and act as chairman thereat in    the order of precedence previously determined by the Board of    Directors.     4.       In order for a    meeting of the Board of Directors to be convened, notice thereof    shall be dispatched to each Director and each Corporate Auditor    at least three (3) days prior to the date of the meeting;    provided, however, that such period may be shortened if so    required in urgent cases.     5.       In cases where the    requirements set forth in Article 370 of the Corporation    Law are fulfilled, it shall be deemed that a resolution of the    Board of Directors has been adopted.     6.       Any other matters    for the Board of Directors shall be governed by the Regulations    of the Board of Directors established by the Board of Directors,    unless otherwise provided for in laws and regulations or in    these Articles of Incorporation.     Article 20. (Representative Directors and Directors    with Executive Power)     1.       The Company shall    have one President who shall be selected from among its    Directors by resolution of the Board of Directors.

 
     2.       The Company may have    one Chairman of the Board as well as one or more Vice Presidents    and Managing Directors.     3.       The provision of    paragraph 1 shall apply *mutatis mutandis*to the    selection of a Chairman and one or more Executive Vice    Presidents and Managing Directors referred to in the preceding    paragraph.     4.       The President shall    be authorized to represent the Company.     5.       In addition to the    President, one or more Directors empowered to represent the    Company shall be selected by resolution of the Board of    Directors.     6.       The President shall    supervise the affairs of the Company, subject to resolution of    the Board of Directors.     7.       In the absence or    disability of the President, one of the other Directors shall    execute his duties in his place in the order of precedence    previously determined by the Board of Directors.     Article 21. (Exemption from Liabilities of Directors)     1.       The Company may,    pursuant to Article 426, paragraph 1 of the    Corporation Law, exempt Director(s) (including those who were    Directors in the past) from damage compensation liabilities    resulting from negligence of the Director’s duty to the    extent permitted by laws and regulations by a resolution of the    Board of Directors.     2.       The Company may,    pursuant to Article 427, paragraph 1 of the    Corporation Law, enter into an agreement with external    Director(s) which sets forth the limitation on their damage    compensation liabilities resulting from negligence of the    Director’s duty, provided that the amount of the limitation    on the damage compensation liabilities under the said agreement    shall be that defined by the laws and regulations.     Article 22. (Corporate Advisors and Advisors)     1.       The Company may have    one or more Corporate Advisors and Advisors by resolution of the    Board of Directors.     2.       Consultation shall    be made by the President with a Corporate Advisor for the    overall affairs of the Company or with an Advisor for a specific    business of the Company. **CHAPTER 5:    CORPORATE AUDITORS AND BOARD OF CORPORATE AUDITORS**      Article 23. (Number of Corporate Auditors)     The Company shall have not more than five (5) Corporate    Auditors.     Article 24. (Manner in Which Corporate Auditors are    Elected)     Corporate Auditors of the Company shall be elected by a    resolution passed by a majority vote of the shareholders present    at a general meeting of shareholders who shall hold voting    rights representing in aggregate one-third (1/3) or more of the    voting rights held by all shareholders having exercisable voting    rights.     Article 25. (Term of Office)     1.       The term of office    of Corporate Auditors shall expire at the close of the ordinary    general meeting of shareholders for the latest business year    ending within four (4) years after their assumption of    office.     2.       The term of office    of a Corporate Auditor elected to fill a vacancy caused by a    Corporate Auditor who has resigned prior to expiration of his    term of office shall be identical to the remaining term of    office of his predecessor.     Article 26. (Board of Corporate Auditors)     1.       In order for a    meeting of the Board of Corporate Auditors to be convened,    notice thereof shall be dispatched to each Corporate Auditor at    least three (3) days prior to the date of the meeting;    provided, however, that such period may be shortened if so    required in urgent cases.

 
     2.       Any other matters    for the Board of Corporate Auditors shall be governed by the    Regulations of the Board of Corporate Auditors established by    the Board of Corporate Auditors, unless otherwise provided for    in laws and regulations or in these Articles of Incorporation.     Article 27. (Full-time Corporate Auditors)     The Board of Corporate Auditors shall select one or more    full-time Corporate Auditors by a resolution of the Board of    Corporate Auditors.     Article 28. (Exemption from Liabilities of Corporate    Auditors)     1.       The Company may,    pursuant to Article 426, paragraph 1 of the    Corporation Law, exempt Corporate Auditor(s) (including those    who were Corporate Auditors in the past) from damage    compensation liabilities resulting from negligence of the    Corporate Auditor’s duty to the extent permitted by laws    and regulations by a resolution of the Board of Directors.     2.       The Company may,    pursuant to Article 427, paragraph 1 of the    Corporation Law, enter into an agreement with external Corporate    Auditor(s) which sets forth the limitation on their damage    compensation liabilities resulting from negligence of the    Corporate auditor’s duty, provided that the amount of the    limitation on the damage compensation liabilities under the said    agreement shall be that defined by the laws and regulations. **CHAPTER 6:    ACCOUNTS**      Article 29. (Business Year)     The business year of the Company shall begin on April 1 of each    year and end on March 31 of the following year.     Article 30. (Dividends)     The record date for the distribution of year-end dividends by    the Company shall be March 31 of each year.     Article 31. (Interim Dividends)     The Company may, subject to resolution of the Board of    Directors, pay interim dividends with its record date as of    September 30 of each year.     Article 32. (Prescription Period for Dividends)     1.       If cash dividends    are not received within three (3) full years from the date    of commencement of payment, the Company shall be exempt from the    obligation to make such payment.     2.       Dividends remaining    unpaid as mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall bear no    interest. **SUPPLEMENTARY    PROVISIONS**      Article 1.     Preparation, maintenance and other administrative services    concerning the register of lost share certificates of the    Company shall be entrusted to the shareholders’ registrar,    and the Company shall not directly provide those services.     Article 2.     Provisions of the preceding Article 1 and this    Article 2 shall be deleted as of January 6, 2010.