# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001679198
**File Stem:** 0001104659-26-064766
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-26-064766.hdr.sgml**: 20260521

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-064766

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 18-K/A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 11

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250331

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260521

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260521

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Japan International Cooperation Agency
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001679198
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS [8888]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** International Corp Fin
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** M0
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0331

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 18-K/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-213968
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261005803

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** NIBANCHO CENTER BUILDING
- **STREET 2:** 5-25, NIBAN-CHO, CHIYODA-KU
- **CITY:** TOKYO
- **STATE:** M0
- **ZIP:** 102-8012
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 81-3-5226-6660

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** NIBANCHO CENTER BUILDING
- **STREET 2:** 5-25, NIBAN-CHO, CHIYODA-KU
- **CITY:** TOKYO
- **STATE:** M0
- **ZIP:** 102-8012

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 18-K/A**

**For Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions Thereof**

**Amendment No. 1**

**to**

**ANNUAL REPORT**

**of**

**JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY**

**(Name of Registrant)**

**Date of end of last fiscal year: March 31, 202** **5**

**SECURITIES REGISTERED\***

**(As of the close of the fiscal year)**

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| **Title of issue** | **Amounts as to<br> which registration<br> is effective** | **Names of exchanges on which registered** |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |

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**Names and addresses of persons authorized to receive notices**

**and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission:**

**TAIRA Yasushi**

**Chief Representative**

**JICA USA Office**

**1776 I Street, N.W., Suite 895**

**Washington, D.C. 20006**

***Copies to:***

**Jesse S. Gillespie**

**Morrison & Foerster LLP**

**Shin-Marunouchi Building 29th Floor**

**5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome**

**Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6529**

**Japan**

\* The Registrant is filing this document on a voluntary basis.

The Annual Report on Form 18-K (the "Annual Report") of Japan International Cooperation Agency ("JICA"), filed on September 26, 2025, as amended by this Amendment No. 1, is intended to be incorporated by reference into Registration Statement No. 333-268943 (the "Registration Statement") of the Registrant and Japan filed on December 22, 2022 and amended on February 21, 2023.

In connection with the offer, issuance and sale by JICA of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.375% Guaranteed Bonds due May 28, 2031 (the "Securities"), JICA hereby files Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report as follows:

1. The following exhibits are hereby added to the Annual Report:

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| **Exhibit<br> Number** | **Exhibit<br> Number** | **Description** |
| [7.](tm2614045d1_ex7a-1.htm) | [A.1](tm2614045d1_ex7a-1.htm) | [Opinion, including consent and address, of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Japanese counsel to JICA and Japan, in respect of the validity of the Securities](tm2614045d1_ex7a-1.htm) |
|  | [A.2](tm2614045d1_ex7a-2.htm) | [Opinion, including consent and address, of Morrison & Foerster LLP, United States counsel to the underwriters, in respect of the validity of the Securities](tm2614045d1_ex7a-2.htm) |
|  | [B.](tm2614045d1_ex7b.htm) | [The names and addresses of the Underwriters of the Securities](tm2614045d1_ex7b.htm) |
|  | [C.](tm2614045d1_ex7c.htm) | [Underwriting Agreement relating to the Securities and guarantee thereof](tm2614045d1_ex7c.htm) |
|  | [D.](tm2614045d1_ex7d.htm) | [Fiscal Agency Agreement relating to the Securities and guarantee thereof (with forms of Security and guarantee attached)](tm2614045d1_ex7d.htm) |
|  | [E.](tm2614045d1_ex7e.htm) | [Schedule of expenses incurred or borne by or for the account of JICA in connection with the sale of the Securities](tm2614045d1_ex7e.htm) |
|  | [F.](tm2614045d1_ex7f.htm) | [Certificate as to laws relating to authorization of Debt Securities and the Guarantee thereof by Japan (with English translation of the Act of the Incorporated Administrative Agency – Japan International Cooperation Agency and excerpts from the Act Concerning Special Measures with respect to Acceptance of Foreign Capital from International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, etc.)](tm2614045d1_ex7f.htm) |

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**SIGNATURE**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, at Tokyo, Japan on the 21st day of May, 2026.

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| JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY | JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY |
| By | /s/ SUZUKI Kazuya |
|  | **SUZUKI Kazuya**<br> ***Director General, Treasury, Finance and<br> Accounting Department*** |

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## Exhibit 99.7

**Exhibit 7.A.1**

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| ![](tm2614045d1_ex7a-1img001.jpg) | Otemachi Park Building<br> 1-1-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku<br> Tokyo 100-8136, Japan |

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***<u>Privileged and Confidential</u>***

May 21, 2026

Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Tokyo, Japan

Ms. KATAYAMA Satsuki

Minister of Finance

Tokyo, Japan

Japan International Cooperation Agency

Tokyo, Japan

Dear Sir or Madam:

Referring to the issue by Japan International Cooperation Agency (hereinafter referred to as "JICA") of debt securities (hereinafter referred to as the "Debt Securities") and the guarantee of the Debt Securities by Japan, we have acted as counsel for JICA and Japan, and we advise you as follows:

We have examined all the relevant laws, orders, ordinances and other acts under which the issuance and sale of the Debt Securities and the guarantee thereof by Japan will be authorized. We have also examined such other documents, matters and laws as we have deemed relevant.

We advise you that it is our opinion that, when the issuance of the Debt Securities complies with the basic policy concerning the issuance of JICA's bonds in respect of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 of JICA, duly approved by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Finance pursuant to Article 32, paragraph 3 of the Act of the Incorporated Administrative Agency - Japan International Cooperation Agency (Act No. 136 of 2002, as amended), when the Debt Securities have been executed on behalf of JICA by the facsimile signature of TANAKA Akihiko, President of JICA, when the guarantee of the Debt Securities by Japan has been endorsed on the Debt Securities bearing the facsimile signature or the official seal (or the facsimile thereof) of the Minister of Finance (or, in the absence of the Minister of Finance, any other Minister designated by the Prime Minister), when the Debt Securities have been duly authenticated by MUFG Bank, Ltd., London Branch under the Fiscal Agency Agreement relating to the Debt Securities (hereinafter referred to as the "Fiscal Agency Agreement"), and when the Debt Securities have been delivered and paid for, the Debt Securities will have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated and issued by JICA, and, assuming that the Debt Securities will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of JICA under their governing law, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligations of JICA entitled to the benefits provided by the Fiscal Agency Agreement, and the guarantee of the Debt Securities by Japan will have been duly authorized in accordance with the Constitution and laws of Japan and, assuming that the guarantee of the Debt Securities by Japan will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of Japan under their governing law, will constitute the valid, legally binding, direct and unconditional general obligation of Japan, for the performance of which the full faith and credit of Japan will have been pledged (we express no opinion as to the enforceability, as distinguished from the valid and legally binding nature, of the Debt Securities or said guarantee).

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| ![](tm2614045d1_ex7a-1img001.jpg) | ***<u>Privileged and Confidential</u>*** |

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The foregoing opinion is limited to matters concerning the laws of Japan, and we do not express or imply any opinion on the laws of any other jurisdiction. The undersigned hereby consents to the use of their name as it occurs under the caption "Validity of Securities" in the Prospectus Supplement dated May 20, 2026, constituting a part of the Registration Statement (No. 333-268943) filed by JICA and Japan with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The undersigned further consents to the filing of this opinion as an Exhibit to an Annual Report on Form 18-K/A filed with the Commission on May 21, 2026.

Very truly yours, <br>ANDERSON MORI & TOMOTSUNE

## Exhibit 99.7

**Exhibit 7.A.2**

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| ![](tm2614045d1_exa-2img001.jpg)<br>モリソン・フォースター外国法事務弁護士事務所<br> モリソン・フォースター法律事務所<br> （外国法共同事業事務所） | Shin-Marunouchi Building, 29th Floor <br> 1-5-1 Marunouchi<br> Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6529<br> Japan <br>|
| ![](tm2614045d1_exa-2img001.jpg)<br>モリソン・フォースター外国法事務弁護士事務所<br> モリソン・フォースター法律事務所<br> （外国法共同事業事務所） | TELEPHONE: +81 3 3214 6522 |
| ![](tm2614045d1_exa-2img001.jpg)<br>モリソン・フォースター外国法事務弁護士事務所<br> モリソン・フォースター法律事務所<br> （外国法共同事業事務所） | FACSIMILE: +81 3 3214 6512<br>|
| ![](tm2614045d1_exa-2img001.jpg)<br>モリソン・フォースター外国法事務弁護士事務所<br> モリソン・フォースター法律事務所<br> （外国法共同事業事務所） | 〒100-6529 |
| ![](tm2614045d1_exa-2img001.jpg)<br>モリソン・フォースター外国法事務弁護士事務所<br> モリソン・フォースター法律事務所<br> （外国法共同事業事務所） |  |
| ![](tm2614045d1_exa-2img001.jpg)<br>モリソン・フォースター外国法事務弁護士事務所<br> モリソン・フォースター法律事務所<br> （外国法共同事業事務所） | 東京都千代田区丸の内1-5-1 新丸の内ビルディング29階 |

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May 21, 2026

Ms. KATAYAMA Satsuki<br> Minister of Finance<br> Tokyo, Japan

Mr. TANAKA Akihiko

Japan International Cooperation Agency

Tokyo, Japan

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as U.S. counsel to the underwriters named in Schedule II to the underwriting agreement, dated as of May 20, 2026 (New York City time)/May 21, 2026 (Tokyo time) (the "**Underwriting Agreement**"), a copy of which is being filed as Exhibit 7.C to Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report of Japan International Cooperation Agency (the "**Issuer**") on Form 18-K/A for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 (the "**Amendment**"), relating to the offering by the Issuer of an aggregate of $1,000,000,000 principal amount of the Issuer's 4.375% Guaranteed Bonds due May 22, 2031 (the "**Bonds**"), guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by Japan (the "**Guarantor**") (the "**Guarantee**" and, together with the Bonds, the "**Securities**"). The Securities are to be issued pursuant to a fiscal agency agreement, dated as of May 20, 2026 (New York City time)/May 21, 2026 (Tokyo time) (the "**Fiscal Agency Agreement**", and together with the Underwriting Agreement, the "**Agreements**"), among the Issuer, the Guarantor, MUFG Bank, Ltd., London Branch, as the Fiscal Agent, Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent (the "**Fiscal Agent**") and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as the U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent.

In connection with the opinions set forth herein, we have examined such corporate records, documents (including, without limitation, the Underwriting Agreement and Fiscal Agency Agreement), instruments, certificates of public officials and of the Issuer and the Guarantor, and have considered such questions of law as we have deemed necessary for the purpose of rendering the opinions set forth herein. We have also examined (i) the Registration Statement on Form S-B (as amended, No. 333-268943) (the "**Registration Statement**") filed by the Issuer and the Guarantor relating to the Securities with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "**Commission**") in accordance with the provisions of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the "**Act**"), (ii) the prospectus, dated March 7, 2023 (the "**Base Prospectus**"), which forms a part of the Registration Statement, (iii) the preliminary prospectus supplement, dated May 19, 2026 (together with the Base Prospectus, the "**Preliminary Prospectus**"), (iv) the prospectus supplement, dated May 20, 2026 (together with the Base Prospectus, the "**Prospectus**") and (v) the term sheet relating to the Securities filed by the Issuer with the Commission as a free writing prospectus on May 20, 2026.

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May 21, 2026

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In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures and the authenticity of all items submitted to us as originals and the conformity with originals of all items submitted to us as copies. In making our examination of all documents, we have assumed that each party thereto had the power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform and observe the provisions of, such documents, and we have also assumed the due authorization by each such party of all requisite actions and the due execution and delivery of such documents by each such party, and that (except as provided in our opinions below) such documents constitute, or will constitute upon execution and delivery thereof, the valid and legally binding obligations of each such party.

In addition, the opinions hereinafter expressed are subject to the following qualifications and exceptions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency,
 reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
 rights of creditors generally, including, without limitation, laws relating to fraudulent
 transfers or conveyances, preferences and equitable subordination;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) limitations imposed by general
 principles of equity upon the availability of equitable remedies or the enforcement of any
 provision of the Fiscal Agency Agreement, the Bonds and the Guarantee, and the effect of
 judicial decisions which have held that certain provisions are unenforceable where their
 enforcement would violate the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, or would be
 commercially unreasonable, or where their breach is not material; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) limitations imposed by the
 United States Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing and other qualifications and limitations set forth herein, and assuming that the Fiscal Agency Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered, we are of the opinion that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. When the Bonds have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated and issued by the Issuer and sold as contemplated by the Agreements, the Bonds will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Issuer; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. When the Guarantee has been duly authorized, executed and issued by the Guarantor as contemplated by the Agreements, the Guarantee will constitute a valid and legally binding obligation of the Guarantor.

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May 21, 2026

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We express no opinion as to the effect of the compliance or non-compliance of the Issuer or the Guarantor with any law, regulation or order applicable to it. Furthermore, we express no opinion as to matters governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York and the federal laws of the United States of America, as in effect on the date hereof, or the effect on the opinions expressed herein of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 7.A.2 to the Amendment and to the references to us under the heading "Validity of Securities" in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act.

Very truly yours,

Morrison & Foerster LLP

## Exhibit 99.7

**Exhibit 7.B**

**NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF**

**THE UNDERWRITERS OF THE SECURITIES**

Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited

5 King William Street

London EC4N 7DA

United Kingdom

Attn: Manager, Transaction Management

Tel: +44 20 7597 8000

Email: legalnoticesTM@uk.daiwacm.com

Barclays Bank PLC

1 Churchill Place

London E14 5HP

United Kingdom

Attn: MTN Dealers

Tel: +44 20 7773 9090

Fax: +44 20 7516 7548

Email: mtndskldn@barclays.com

Goldman Sachs International

Plumtree Court

25 Shoe Lane

London EC4A 4AU

United Kingdom

Attn: Syndicate Desk

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7774 1000

Email: gs-ldnigsynd@internal.email.gs.com

HSBC Bank plc

8 Canada Square

London

E14 5HQ

United Kingdom

Attn: Head of DCM Legal

Tel: +1-866-811-8049

Email: transaction.management@hsbcib.com

## Exhibit 99.7

**Exhibit 7.C**

JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY

U.S.$1,000,000,000 4.375% Guaranteed Bonds Due May 28, 2031

Unconditionally and Irrevocably Guaranteed as to

Payment of Principal and Interest by

JAPAN

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

Dated as of May 20, 2026 (New York City time)/May 21, 2026 (Tokyo time)

To the Representatives named in Schedule I hereto of the Underwriters named in Schedule II hereto.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. *Introductory.* Japan International Cooperation Agency ("Issuer") proposes to sell to the underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the "Underwriters"), for whom you are acting as representatives (the "Representatives"), the principal amount of its debt securities identified in Schedule I hereto (the "Securities"), to be unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed as to payment of principal thereof, interest thereon and any additional amounts thereof by Japan (the "Guarantee"), as Guarantor of the Securities ("Japan"), and to be issued under a fiscal agency agreement (the "Fiscal Agency Agreement") to be dated as provided in Schedule I hereto among Issuer, Japan, and the fiscal agent, principal paying agent and transfer agent (the "Fiscal Agent", "Principal Paying Agent" and "Transfer Agent", as applicable) and the U.S. representative of the Fiscal Agent, Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent (the "U.S. Representative") identified in Schedule I hereto. If the firm or firms listed in Schedule II hereto include only the firm or firms listed as "Representatives" in Schedule I hereto, then the terms "Underwriters" and "Representatives" as used herein shall each be deemed to refer to such firm or firms.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. *Representations and Warranties of Issuer and Japan*. Issuer and Japan severally represent and warrant to and agree with the several Underwriters that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Issuer and Japan filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") Registration Statement No. 333-268943, which has become effective, for the registration under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), of the Securities and the Guarantee. Issuer and Japan propose to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act ("Rule 424(b)") a supplement to the form of prospectus included in Registration Statement No. 333-268943, relating to the Securities, the Guarantee and the plan of distribution thereof, a copy of the proposed form of which has been furnished to the Representatives. Registration Statement No. 333-268943, including the exhibits thereto and the information incorporated by reference therein, as amended at the date of this Agreement, is hereinafter collectively called the "Registration Statement". The prospectus included in the Registration Statement, including all information incorporated by reference therein, is hereinafter called the "Base Prospectus". The supplemented form of prospectus relating to the Securities and the Guarantee, in the form in which it shall be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (including the Base Prospectus as so supplemented) is hereinafter called the "Final Prospectus". The prospectus supplement included in the Final Prospectus is hereinafter called the "Prospectus Supplement". Any preliminary form of the Final Prospectus which has heretofore been filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) is hereinafter called a "Preliminary Prospectus". Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Final Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, shall be deemed to refer to and include any information incorporated by reference therein including information incorporated by reference from any annual report (an "Annual Report") on Form 18-K or amendment thereto of Issuer or Japan under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Registration Statement, the Final Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto relevant to the Securities and the Guarantee, as of their respective effective or issue dates, conformed or will conform, as the case may be, in all respects with the applicable requirements of the Act, including the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and neither such Registration Statement nor the Final Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto, as of their respective effective or issue dates, contained or will contain, as the case may be, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit, as the case may be, to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; *provided*, *however*, that neither Issuer nor Japan makes any representations or warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto relevant to the Securities and the Guarantee in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to Issuer or Japan by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus. Each Underwriter hereby furnishes to Issuer and Japan in writing through the Representatives specifically for use with reference to such Underwriter in the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto relevant to the Securities and the Guarantee, the statements in the Final Prospectus specified in Schedule I hereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For the purposes of this Agreement, the "Applicable Time" is 12:25 PM (New York City time) on May 20, 2026; the Preliminary Prospectus which includes the preliminary prospectus supplement dated May 19, 2026 (the "Latest Preliminary Prospectus"), and the term sheet dated May 20, 2026, which contains the final terms of the Securities and the Guarantee and which has been prepared by Issuer in the form previously agreed to between Issuer and the Representatives (the "Term Sheet"; the Latest Preliminary Prospectus and the Term Sheet are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Pricing Disclosure Package"; each of the Term Sheet and any other "issuer free writing prospectus" as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Act, whether required to be filed or not, relating to the Securities and the Guarantee is hereafter referred to as an "Issuer Free Writing Prospectus"; each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to which the Representatives have given prior consent is hereafter referred to as a "Permitted Issuer Free Writing Prospectus"), as of the Applicable Time, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; the Term Sheet, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the offer and sale of the Securities and the Guarantee or until any earlier date that Issuer notified or notifies the Representatives as described in Section 5(a)(vi) hereof, does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus. Each Permitted Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (other than the Term Sheet), as of the Applicable Time, did not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, and when taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, each Permitted Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (other than the Term Sheet) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; *provided*, *however*, that neither Issuer nor Japan makes any representations or warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from the Pricing Disclosure Package in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to Issuer or Japan by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use in connection with the preparation of the Pricing Disclosure Package. Each Underwriter hereby furnishes to Issuer and Japan in writing through the Representatives specifically for use with reference to such Underwriter in the preparation of the Pricing Disclosure Package, the statements in the Pricing Disclosure Package specified in Schedule I hereto. Each of the following constitutes a Permitted Issuer Free Writing Prospectus: (x) the Term Sheet and (y) each investor and/or roadshow presentation that is a "written communication" within the meaning of Rule 433 under the Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) (i) At the earliest time that Issuer, Japan or another offering participant made a *bona fide* offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Act) and (ii) as of the date hereof, neither Issuer nor Japan was or is an "ineligible issuer" as defined in Rule 405 under the Act, without taking into account any determination by the Commission pursuant to such Rule that it is not necessary that Issuer or Japan be considered an "ineligible issuer".

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Each of Issuer and Japan represents, warrants and undertakes to the Underwriters that it has not issued and will not issue, without the prior consent of HSBC Bank plc, as the stabilization agent, any communication to which Article 6(1) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052, supplementing Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the conditions applicable to buy-back programmes and stabilization measures ("MAR Stabilization RTS"), applies unless that communication adequately discloses that stabilizing action may take place in relation to such issue and complies with Article 6(1)(a)-(f) of the MAR Stabilization RTS.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Each of Issuer and Japan represents, warrants and undertakes to the Underwriters that it has not issued and will not issue, without the prior consent of HSBC Bank plc, as the stabilization agent, any communication to which Article 6(1) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052, supplementing Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the conditions applicable to buy-back programmes and stabilization measures, as each of such regulations forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA") ("UK MAR Stabilization RTS"), applies unless that communication adequately discloses that stabilizing action may take place in relation to such issue and complies with Article 6(1)(a)-(f) of the UK MAR Stabilization RTS.

Notwithstanding the above, it is agreed that the foregoing representations, warranties and agreements of Issuer in this Section shall not extend to the information set forth in the portions of the Base Prospectus under the caption "Japan" and, if so specified in Schedule I hereto, the portions of the Latest Preliminary Prospectus and of the Final Prospectus under the additional caption or captions specified in Schedule I hereto, or to information incorporated by reference from Japan's Annual Report on Form 18-K.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. *Purchase, Sale and Delivery of Securities*. On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, Issuer agrees to sell to the Underwriters, and the Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase from Issuer, at the purchase price set forth in Schedule I hereto (which shall include accrued interest or amortization, if any, on the Securities), the respective principal amounts of the Securities set forth opposite the names of the Underwriters in Schedule II hereto.

Issuer will deliver the Securities to the Representatives for the accounts of the Underwriters, and the Representatives will make, or cause to be made, payment of the purchase price set forth in Schedule I hereto, either by wire transfer to an account or accounts designated by Issuer or by certified or official bank check or checks drawn to the order of Issuer, in each case in the settlement funds specified in Schedule I hereto, at the office (in the case of payment by bank check(s)), on the date and at the time specified in Schedule I hereto, or at such other time not later than seven full business days thereafter as the Representatives, Issuer and Japan determine, such date and time being herein referred to as the "Closing Date". Certificates for the Securities will be in fully registered form, in the authorized denominations specified in Schedule I hereto. Certificates for the Securities issued in registered form will be registered in authorized denominations and in such names as the Representatives request. The Securities will be made available for checking and packaging by the Representatives at the office specified in Schedule I hereto of the Fiscal Agent at least twenty-four hours prior to the Closing Date.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. *Offering by Underwriters*. It is understood that the several Underwriters propose to offer the Securities and the Guarantee for sale to the public as set forth in the Final Prospectus. The Securities have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (Act No. 25 of 1948, as amended) and are subject to the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation of Japan (Act No. 26 of 1957, as amended, the "Special Taxation Act"). Each Underwriter has represented and agreed that, (I) it has not, directly or indirectly, offered or sold and will not, directly or indirectly, offer or sell any of the Securities in Japan, or to any person resident in Japan for Japanese securities law purposes (including any corporation or entity organized under the laws of Japan), except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan, and, (II) it has not offered or sold, and will not offer or sell as part of its initial distribution at any time, any of the Securities to, or for the benefit of, any person other than a beneficial owner that is, (i) for Japanese tax purposes, neither (a) an individual resident of Japan or a Japanese corporation, nor (b) an individual non-resident of Japan or a non-Japanese corporation that in either case is a specially-related person of Issuer as described in Article 6, Paragraph 4 of the Special Taxation Act or (ii) a Japanese financial institution, designated in Article 6, Paragraph 11 of the Special Taxation Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. *Covenants of Issuer and Japan; Certain Additional Representations and Covenants relating to Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses.*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Issuer and Japan severally covenant and agree with the several Underwriters that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Issuer and Japan will advise the Representatives promptly of any proposal to amend or supplement the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, so long as delivery of a prospectus relating to the Securities and the Guarantee by an Underwriter or dealer may be required under the Act, and will not effect such amendment or supplementation, whether by filing an amendment pursuant to the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, without the consent of the Representatives. Subject to the foregoing sentence, Issuer and Japan (A) will cause the Final Prospectus to be promptly transmitted for filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) or will otherwise cause the Final Prospectus to be promptly filed with the Commission pursuant to said Rule, (B) will cause an amendment to the most recent Annual Report of Issuer to be filed with the Commission containing any exhibits required, in connection with the Securities and the Guarantee, pursuant to the Act, including but not limited to an opinion of counsel for Issuer and Japan as to the validity of the Securities and the Guarantee and a list of the Underwriters' names and addresses, and (C) will cause the Term Sheet and all other material (if any) required to be filed by Issuer or Japan with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act ("Rule 433(d)") to be promptly transmitted for filing with the Commission pursuant to said Rule or will otherwise cause the Term Sheet and such other material (if any) to be promptly filed with the Commission pursuant to said Rule. Issuer and Japan will promptly advise the Representatives (A) when the Final Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), (B) when such amendment to the most recent Annual Report shall have been filed with the Commission, (C) when any amendment to the Registration Statement relating to the Securities and the Guarantee shall have become effective, (D) of any request by the Commission for any amendment (relevant to the Securities and the Guarantee) of the Registration Statement, or amendment of or supplement to the Final Prospectus, or for any additional information, (E) of the institution, to the knowledge of Issuer or Japan, by the Commission of any stop order proceedings suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any examination pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Act concerning the Registration Statement, and (F) when, to the knowledge of Issuer or Japan, Issuer or Japan becomes the subject of a proceeding under Section 8A of the Act in connection with the offering of the Securities and the Guarantee. Issuer and Japan will use their best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order referred to in clause (E) above and to obtain as soon as possible its lifting, if issued.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) If at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities and the Guarantee (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Act) is required to be delivered under the Act, any event occurs as a result of which any Preliminary Prospectus or Final Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would contain an untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend or supplement any Preliminary Prospectus or Final Prospectus to comply with the Act, Issuer and Japan will promptly prepare and file with the Commission, subject to the first sentence of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph (a), whether by filing documents pursuant to the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, an amendment or supplement, which will correct such statement or omission or an amendment or supplement which will effect such compliance.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) Issuer and Japan will furnish to the Representatives copies of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto which shall become effective on or prior to the Closing Date (one of which will include all exhibits), and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter or dealer may be required by the Act, any Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, and all amendments and supplements to such documents, in each case as soon as available and in such reasonable quantities as the Representatives request.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) Issuer and Japan will use their best efforts to arrange for the qualification of the Securities and the Guarantee, for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may reasonably designate and to continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Securities; *provided, however*, that in connection therewith Issuer shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation and neither Issuer nor Japan shall be required to file a general consent to the service of process in any such jurisdiction.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) Issuer and Japan will make prompt application for the listing of the Securities on Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited ("SGX-ST"), and will use their best efforts to cause such listing and/or registration to become effective. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that the Securities are listed on SGX-ST, Issuer and Japan are not hereby obligated to maintain a listing of the Securities on such Exchange following the effectiveness of such listing.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any event occurred or occurs as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus would conflict with the information in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus or would contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances then prevailing, not misleading, Issuer and Japan will give prompt notice thereof to the Representatives and, if requested by the Representatives, will prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or other document which will correct such conflict, statement or omission; *provided, however*, that this covenant shall not apply to any statements or omissions in an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to Issuer and Japan by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Issuer covenants and agrees with the several Underwriters that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) (A) Issuer will pay the expenses in connection with the preparation, issuance, execution, authentication and delivery of the Securities and the Guarantee, as the case may be, the printing of this Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement, the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Final Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, and the furnishing of copies of each thereof to the Underwriters, the listing of the Securities on the SGX-ST and any registration thereof under the Exchange Act, and any rating of the Securities made upon the request of Issuer by investment rating agencies (including any fees charged for such rating); (B) Issuer will pay the expenses authorized by it (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred in connection with the qualification of the Securities and the Guarantee for sale and the determination of their eligibility for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may reasonably designate and the printing of memoranda relating thereto; and (C) Issuer will pay the fees and expenses of the legal counsels for Issuer and the Underwriters in connection with the issuance and offering of the Securities and the Guarantee, the fees and expenses of the Fiscal Agent and other agents named in the Fiscal Agency Agreement (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes the U.S. Representative) and the cost and expenses in connection with the investor and/or roadshow presentations or any other meetings or teleconferences with prospective investors and a tombstone advertisement (if any).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) For its first full fiscal year commencing after the date of this Agreement and as soon as practicable after the termination of such fiscal year, Issuer will (A) file an earnings statement with the Commission as part of its Annual Report on Form 18-K in accordance with the procedures set forth in the no-action letter, dated December 8, 2016, of the Commission regarding Issuer and Japan or (B) otherwise make available to the holders of the Securities an equivalent earnings statement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) Issuer will pay to the Representatives, on behalf of the Underwriters, following the Closing Date, the sum specified in Schedule I hereto, in lieu of reimbursement of any of the Underwriters' expenses (including any costs and expenses mentioned in Section 5(b)(i) hereof paid by the Underwriters and the Underwriters' out-of-pocket expenses, if any).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Japan covenants and agrees with the several Underwriters that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) It will guarantee unconditionally and irrevocably the payment of the principal of, interest on and any additional amounts of the Securities, and it will cause its Guarantee in substantially the form set forth as an exhibit to the Fiscal Agency Agreement to be endorsed on each Security and to be validly executed on behalf of Japan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) For its first full fiscal year commencing after the date of this Agreement and as soon as practicable after the termination of such fiscal year, Japan will (A) file a statement of revenues and expenditures of Japan with the Commission as part of its Annual Report on Form 18-K in accordance with the procedures set forth in the no-action letter, dated December 8, 2016, of the Commission regarding Issuer and Japan or (B) otherwise make available to the holders of the Securities an equivalent statement of revenues and expenditures of Japan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Each of Issuer and Japan severally represents and warrants and agrees with the several Underwriters that, unless it has obtained or obtains the prior consent of the Representatives, it (i) has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities and the Guarantee that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (ii) has not engaged in any oral or written communication with potential investors undertaken in reliance on Rule 163B under the Act (each, a "Testing-the-Waters Communication"). Each Underwriter severally represents and warrants and agrees with Issuer, Japan and the Representatives that, unless it has obtained or obtains the prior consent of Issuer, Japan and the Representatives, it (i) has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities and the Guarantee that would constitute a "free writing prospectus" as defined in Rule 405 under the Act relating to the Securities and the Guarantee, required to be filed with the Commission and (ii) has not engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communication; provided, however, that, prior to the preparation of the Term Sheet, Issuer, Japan and the Representatives gave their prior consent to the Underwriters to use the information with respect to the final terms of the Securities and the Guarantee in communications conveying information relating to the offering thereof to investors. Issuer and Japan have complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 433 under the Act applicable to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and "issuer information" as defined in said Rule, including timely filing thereof with the Commission or retention thereof where required and legending thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. *Conditions of Obligations of the Underwriters*. The obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Securities will be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of Issuer and Japan herein, to the accuracy of the statements of officials of Issuer and Japan made pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by Issuer and Japan of their obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions precedent:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, as amended from time to time, shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted, or to the knowledge of Issuer, Japan or the Representatives, shall be contemplated by the Commission; the Final Prospectus shall have been filed or transmitted for filing with the Commission in accordance with Section 5(a)(i) hereof not later than 5:00 P.M. New York City time on the business day following the date of this Agreement; and the Term Sheet and all other material (if any) required to be filed by Issuer or Japan with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) shall have been filed with the Commission or transmitted for filing with the Commission by the time applicable to such filing pursuant to said Rule.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Subsequent to the date hereof, there shall not have occurred (i) any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting particularly the business or properties of Issuer or the financial, political or economic condition of Japan which, in the judgment of the Representatives, materially impairs the investment quality of the Securities, or (ii) (A) a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or SGX-ST, (B) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities in the United States, New York or Japan declared by either Federal or New York State authorities or by Japanese authorities, or (C) the engagement by the United States or Japan in hostilities which have resulted in the declaration, on or after the date hereof, of a national emergency or war; provided that the effect of any such event specified in this subsection (ii), in the judgment of the Representatives, after consultation with Issuer and Japan, would materially adversely affect the marketing of the Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Representatives shall have received an opinion of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Japanese counsel for Issuer and Japan, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Issuer is an incorporated administrative agency (*dokuritsu gyosei hojin*) validly existing under the laws of Japan with power and authority to own its properties and assets and conduct its business as described in the Latest Preliminary Prospectus and in the Final Prospectus;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) All Japanese governmental approvals have been obtained which are required for the valid authorization, issue and sale of the Securities and for the performance of Issuer's obligations under the Securities, this Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) The execution and delivery by Issuer of this Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement and the performance by Issuer of its obligations thereunder has been duly authorised by Issuer, and this Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement, assuming that they constitute valid and legally binding obligations of Issuer under their governing law, constitute valid and legally binding obligations of Issuer;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) The execution and delivery by Japan of this Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement and the performance by Japan of its obligations thereunder has been duly authorised by Japan, and this Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement, assuming that they constitute valid and legally binding obligations of Japan under their governing law, constitute valid and legally binding obligations of Japan;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) The issue of the Securities by Issuer has been duly authorized by Issuer; and when the Securities have been executed on behalf of Issuer by the facsimile signature of the individual specified in the Fiscal Agency Agreement to act on behalf of Issuer, when the Securities have been duly authenticated by the Fiscal Agent, when the aggregate amount of the purchase price for the Securities has been paid in full in accordance with this Agreement, and assuming that the Securities will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of Issuer under their governing law, such Securities will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of Issuer entitled to the benefits provided by the Fiscal Agency Agreement (such counsel expresses no opinion as to the enforceability, as distinguished from the valid and legally binding nature, of the Securities);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) The Guarantee has been duly authorized by Japan; and, upon the issue of the Securities by Issuer, and when the Guarantee has been endorsed on the Securities bearing the facsimile signature or the official seal (or the facsimile thereof) of the Minister of Finance (or, in the absence of the Minister of Finance, any other Minister designated by the Prime Minister), and assuming that the Guarantee will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of Japan under their governing law, the Guarantee will have been validly made in accordance with the Constitution and laws of Japan, and constitute valid, legally binding, direct and unconditional general obligation of Japan, for the performance of which the full faith and credit of Japan have been pledged (such counsel expresses no opinion as to the enforceability, as distinguished from the valid and legally binding nature, of the Guarantee); and such Guarantee will rank pari passu in right of payment with all other general obligations of Japan without any preference one above the other by reason of priority of date of issue, currency of payment or otherwise;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) The statements set forth in the Registration Statement, the Latest Preliminary Prospectus (as of the Applicable Time) and the Final Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto relating to the Securities and the Guarantee and to the Fiscal Agency Agreement are correct insofar as matters of Japanese law are concerned;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii) All matters of Japanese law relating to Issuer and its business, to Japan and the Guarantee and all other statements with respect to or involving Japanese law set forth in each part of the Registration Statement, the Latest Preliminary Prospectus (as of the Applicable Time) and the Final Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, are correctly set forth therein; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ix) Neither the execution, delivery nor performance of this Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement by Issuer in connection with the issue by Issuer of the Securities, nor the issue by Issuer of the Securities, nor the consummation by Issuer of the transactions contemplated in any such documents, nor compliance with the terms and provisions thereof by Issuer, will conflict with, violate or result in a breach of the Act of the Incorporated Administrative Agency - Japan International Cooperation Agency (Act No. 136 of 2002, as amended) or any law or regulations of Japan applicable to Issuer.

In addition, the Representatives shall have received a letter of such counsel, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that, on the basis of the information which they gained in the course of the performance of the services and their review of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto relevant to the Securities and the Guarantee, considered in light of their understanding of applicable Japanese law and the experience they have gained through their practice under Japanese law, nothing has come to such counsel's attention that causes them to believe that (i) any part of the Registration Statement as of the effective date of such part of the Registration Statement contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (iii) the Final Prospectus, as of the date on which it was filed and as of the date hereof, contained or contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; it being understood that the limitations inherent in the independent verification of factual matters and the character of determinations involved in the process of preparation of the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment thereto, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus are such, however, that such counsel does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment thereto, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus except for those made in the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment thereto, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus insofar as they relate to Japanese law or provisions of documents therein described; also, such counsel does not express any opinion or belief as to the financial statements or any other financial data included or required to be included in the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment thereto, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The Representatives shall have received an opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP, United States counsel for the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, with respect to the Securities, governmental approvals, the Guarantee, the Fiscal Agency Agreement, this Agreement and other related matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and Issuer and Japan shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters. In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely as to all matters governed by Japanese law upon the opinion of Japanese counsel for Issuer and Japan referred to above.

In addition, the Representatives shall have received a letter of such counsel, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that, nothing that came to such counsel's attention in the course of their review has caused them to believe that (i) any part of the Registration Statement, when such part became effective, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (ii) the Final Prospectus, as of the date on which it is filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or as of the Closing Date, contained or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (iii) the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; it being understood that such counsel need not (a) assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment thereto, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure Package, except for those made under the captions "Description of the Debt Securities and Guarantee" and "Taxation—U.S. Taxation" in the Base Prospectus and under the captions "Description of the Bonds and Guarantee", "Taxation" and "Underwriting" in the preliminary prospectus supplement included in the Latest Preliminary Prospectus and in the Prospectus Supplement insofar as they relate to provisions of the Securities, the Guarantee, the Fiscal Agency Agreement and this Agreement therein described or insofar as they relate to provisions of United States Federal tax law therein described, or (b) express any opinion or belief as to the financial statements or other financial data derived from accounting records contained in the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment thereto, the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement or the Pricing Disclosure Package.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The Representatives shall have received a certificate of the Director, Budget for Finance and Investment Account, and Capital Markets Division, Treasury, Finance and Accounting Department of Issuer, dated the Closing Date, in which such officer, to the best of their knowledge after reasonable investigation, shall state that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) The representations and warranties of Issuer in this Agreement are true and correct, and Issuer has complied with all agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted and are pending or are contemplated by the Commission.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The Representatives shall have received a certificate of the Minister of Finance or Minister of Finance ad interim or any Vice Minister of Finance of Japan, dated the Closing Date, in which he, to the best of his knowledge after reasonable investigation, shall state that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) The representations and warranties of Japan in this Agreement are true and correct, and Japan has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued, and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted and are pending or are contemplated by the Commission.

Issuer and Japan will furnish the Representatives with such conformed copies of such opinions, certificates, letters and documents as the Representatives reasonably request.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. *Limitation of Liability*. If the sale of the Securities provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the Underwriters' obligations hereunder is not satisfied or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of Issuer or Japan to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof, Issuer shall have no liability to the Representatives and the other Underwriters except that (i) Issuer shall reimburse the Representatives and the other Underwriters upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of United States counsel) that shall have been incurred by the Representatives and the other Underwriters in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the Securities and (ii) the respective obligations of Issuer, Japan and the Underwriters pursuant to Section 8 hereof shall remain in effect.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8. *Indemnification*.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Issuer and Japan each will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the Act against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such Underwriter or such controlling person may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any "issuer information" filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d), or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and will reimburse each Underwriter and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter or such controlling person in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; *provided*, *however*, that neither Issuer nor Japan will be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any of such documents in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to either Issuer or Japan by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof as specified in Schedule I hereto. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which Issuer or Japan may otherwise have.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Each Underwriter severally will indemnify and hold harmless Issuer, each of its officers who have signed the Registration Statement and Japan against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which Issuer, any such officer or Japan may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto relevant to the Securities and the Guarantee, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to Issuer or Japan by or on behalf of such Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof; and will reimburse Issuer, any such officer or Japan for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by Issuer, any such officer or Japan in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which such Underwriter may otherwise have.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such action effected without its consent, but if settlement is made with the consent of the indemnifying party, such indemnifying party shall indemnify and hold harmless the indemnified party against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement. In any such action brought against Japan, the defense of which shall be assumed by any Underwriter or Underwriters, Japan may, at its option, elect by notice to such Underwriter or Underwriters to direct that any defense based on sovereign immunity, which would otherwise be available to it, shall not be asserted in such action, and each Underwriter agrees, upon receipt of any such notice, not to assert such defense. Such an election not to have such defense asserted shall not release any Underwriter from the indemnity agreement on the part of such Underwriter contained in this Section.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) If recovery is not available under the foregoing indemnification provisions of this Section, for any reason other than as specified therein, the parties entitled to indemnification by the terms thereof shall be entitled to contribution to liabilities and expenses, except to the extent that contribution is not permitted under Section 11(f) of the Act. In determining the amount of contribution to which the respective parties are entitled, there shall be considered the relative benefits received by each party from the offering of the Securities and the Guarantee (taking into account the portion of the proceeds of the offering realized by each), the parties' relative knowledge and access to information concerning the matter with respect to which the claim was asserted, the opportunity to correct and prevent any statement or omission, and any other equitable considerations appropriate under the circumstances. Issuer and Japan, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, agree that it would not be equitable if the amount of such contribution were determined by *pro rata* or *per capita* allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose). No Underwriter or person controlling such Underwriter shall be obligated to make contribution hereunder which in the aggregate exceeds the total public offering price of the Securities purchased by such Underwriter under this Agreement, less the aggregate amount of any damages which such Underwriter and its controlling persons have otherwise been required to pay in respect of the same claim or any substantially similar claim. The Underwriters' obligations to contribute are several in proportion to their respective underwriting obligations and not joint.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9. *Default of Underwriters*. If any Underwriter or Underwriters default in their obligations to purchase the Securities hereunder and the aggregate principal amount of the Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase does not exceed 10 % of the total principal amount of the Securities, as set forth in Schedule II hereto, the Representatives may make arrangements satisfactory to Issuer and Japan for the purchase of such Securities by other persons, including any of the Underwriters, but if no such arrangements are made by the Closing Date the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated severally, in proportion to their respective commitments hereunder as set forth in Schedule II hereto, to purchase the Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase. If any Underwriter or Underwriters so default and the aggregate principal amount of the Securities with respect to which such default or defaults occur is more than 10% of the total principal amount of the Securities, as set forth in Schedule II hereto, and arrangements satisfactory to the Representatives and to Issuer and Japan for the purchase of such Securities by other persons shall not be made within thirty-six hours after such default, this Agreement will terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or Issuer or Japan, except for the expenses to be paid by Issuer pursuant to Section 5(b)(i) hereof and the continuation of the respective obligations of Issuer, Japan and the Underwriters pursuant to Section 8 hereof. As used in this Agreement, the term "Underwriter" includes any person substituted for a defaulting Underwriter under this Section. Nothing herein will relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10. *Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery*. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of Issuer, its officers and Japan and of the several Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or Issuer, its officers or Japan or any controlling person of any Underwriter, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11. *Notices*. All communications hereunder will be in writing and, if sent to the Underwriters, will be mailed, delivered or faxed and confirmed to the Representatives at the address specified in Schedule I hereto; or, if sent to Issuer or Japan, will be addressed to the Authorized Agent in the United States for Issuer, as specified in Schedule I hereto and to the Authorized Agent in the United States for Japan, as specified in Schedule I hereto; *provided*, *however*, that any notice to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 8 hereof will be mailed, delivered, emailed, or faxed to such Underwriter at its address appearing in the list of Underwriters' names and addresses furnished to Issuer and Japan for the purpose of communications hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12. *Successors*. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers referred to in Section 8 hereof, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13. *Representations of Underwriters*.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Representatives will act for the several Underwriters in connection with the offering of the Securities and the Guarantee for sale to the public as set forth in the Final Prospectus, and any action under this Agreement taken by the Representatives jointly or by one of the Representatives will be binding upon all the Underwriters.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Solely for the purposes of the requirements of 3.2.7(R) of the Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook part of the UK FCA's Handbook, (the "UK Product Governance Rules") regarding the mutual responsibilities of manufacturers under the UK Product Governance Rules, each of Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited, Barclays Bank PLC, Goldman Sachs International and HSBC Bank plc that is a manufacturer for purposes of the UK Product Governance Rules (each a "UK Manufacturer" and together the "UK Manufacturers") acknowledges to each other UK Manufacturer that it understands the responsibilities conferred upon it under the UK Product Governance Rules relating to each of the product approval process, the target market and the proposed distribution channels as applying to the Securities and the related information set out in the Prospectus Supplement. The Issuer and Japan note the application of the UK Product Governance Rules and acknowledge the target market and distribution channels identified as applying to the Securities by the UK Manufacturers and the related information set out in the Prospectus Supplement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14. *ICMA Agreement Among Managers*. The execution of this Agreement by all parties will constitute the Underwriters' acceptance of the ICMA Agreement Among Managers Version 1/New York Schedule (the "AAM") subject to any amendment notified to the Underwriters in writing at any time prior to the execution of this Agreement. For purposes of the AAM, "Managers" shall be deemed to refer to the Underwriters, references to the "Lead Manager" shall be deemed to refer to each of the Representatives and references to the "Settlement Lead Manager" shall be deemed to refer to HSBC Bank plc. As applicable to the Underwriters, Clause 3 of the AAM shall be deemed to be deleted in its entirety and replaced with Section 9 of this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15. *Governing Law*. This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York except with respect to its authorization and execution and delivery by Issuer and Japan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;16. *Jurisdiction of Courts of New York and Japan*. Issuer hereby appoints JICA USA Office as its authorized agent (the "Process Agent") upon which process may be served in any action by any Underwriter, or by any person controlling such Underwriter, arising out of or based upon this Agreement which may be instituted in any State or Federal court in The City of New York, and Issuer expressly accepts the jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such action. Such appointment shall be irrevocable as long as any of the Securities remain outstanding unless and until the appointment of a successor corporation as Issuer's Process Agent and such successor's acceptance of such appointment shall have occurred. Issuer will take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments, that may be necessary to continue such appointment or appointments in full force and effect as aforesaid. Service of process upon the Process Agent at the Process Agent's office at 1776 I Street, N.W., Suite 895 Washington, D.C. 20006 and written notice of such service mailed or delivered to Issuer, in Tokyo, Japan shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action by an Underwriter arising out of or based upon this Agreement may be instituted by any Underwriter in any competent court in Japan. Issuer hereby waives irrevocably any immunity to which it might otherwise be entitled in any action arising out of or based upon this Agreement which may be instituted as provided in this Section in any State or Federal court in The City of New York or in any competent court in Japan. This waiver is intended to be effective upon execution of this Agreement without any further act by Issuer before any such court and introduction of a true copy of this Agreement into evidence shall be conclusive and final evidence of such waiver.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;17. *Contractual Acknowledgement (UK Bail-in)*. Notwithstanding, and to the exclusion of, any other term of this Agreement or any other agreements, arrangements, or understanding among Issuer, Japan and the Underwriters, each of Issuer and Japan acknowledges and accepts that a UK Bail-in Liability of a UK BRRD Party arising under this Agreement may be subject to the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority, and acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) the effect of the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority in relation to any UK Bail-in Liability of a UK BRRD Party to Issuer and Japan under this Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the reduction of all, or a portion, of the UK Bail-in Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the UK Bail-in Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of such a UK BRRD Party or another person (and the issue to or conferral on Issuer and/or Japan of such shares, securities or obligations);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) the cancellation of the UK Bail-in Liability; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) the variation of the terms of this Agreement, as deemed necessary by the Relevant Resolution Authority, to give effect to the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority.

For the purposes of this Section:

"UK Bail-in Legislation" means Part I of the UK Banking Act 2009 and any other law or regulation applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (otherwise than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

"UK Bail-in Powers" means the powers under the UK Bail-In Legislation to cancel, transfer or dilute shares issued by a person that is a bank or investment firm or affiliate of a bank or investment firm, to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of such a person or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability.

"UK Bail-in Liability" means a liability in respect of which the UK Bail-in Powers may be exercised.

"UK BRRD Party" means any Underwriter that is actually or potentially subject to Bail-in Powers.

"Relevant Resolution Authority" means the resolution authority with the ability to exercise any UK Bail-in Powers in relation to the relevant UK BRRD Party, at the date hereof being the Bank of England.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18. *Contractual Acknowledgement (EU Bail-in)*. Notwithstanding, and to the exclusion of, any other term of this Agreement or any other agreements, arrangements, or understanding among Issuer, Japan and the Underwriters, each of Issuer and Japan acknowledges and accepts that a BRRD Liability of a Covered Party arising under this Agreement may be subject to the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority, and acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) the effect of the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority in relation to any BRRD Liability of a Covered Party to one or more other Parties under this Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the reduction of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of the relevant Covered Party or another person and the issue to or conferral on one or more such other Parties of such shares, securities or obligations;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) the cancellation of the BRRD Liability; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) the amendment or alteration of the amounts due in relation to such BRRD Liability, including any interest, if applicable, thereon, or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) the variation of the terms of this Agreement, as deemed necessary by the Relevant Resolution Authority, to give effect to the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority.

For the purposes of this Section:

"Bail-in Legislation" means in relation to a member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented, or which at any time implements, the BRRD, the relevant implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement as described in the EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule from time to time.

"Bail-in Powers" means any Write-down and Conversion Powers (as defined in the EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule), in relation to the relevant Bail-in Legislation.

"BRRD" means Directive 2014/59/EU (as amended, including by Directive (EU) 2019/879) of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms.

"BRRD Liability" means a liability in respect of which the relevant Write-down and Conversion Powers in the applicable Bail-in Legislation may be exercised.

"Covered Party" means any Underwriter that is actually or potentially subject to the Bail-in Legislation.

"EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule" means the document described as such, then in effect, and published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person) from time to time at http://www.lma.eu.com/documents-guidelines/eu-bail-legislation-schedule (or any such successor webpage).

"Relevant Resolution Authority" means the resolution authority with the ability to exercise any Bail-in Powers in relation to the relevant Covered Party.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;19. *Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes*.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement and any such interest and obligation were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

For purposes of this Section:

"BHC Act Affiliate" has the meaning assigned to the term "affiliate" in and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. §1841(k).

"Covered Entity" means any of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) a "covered entity" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) a "covered bank" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) a "covered FSI" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

"Default Right" has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

"U.S. Special Resolution Regime" means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon it will become a binding agreement among Issuer, Japan and the several Underwriters in accordance with its terms.

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|  |  | Very truly yours, | Very truly yours, |
| JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY | JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY | JAPAN | JAPAN |
| By | | By | |
|  | SUZUKI Kazuya |  | AZUMI Hisashi |
|  | Director General, Treasury, Finance and Accounting Department |  | Duly Authorized Representative of Japan |

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[*Underwriting Agreement*]

The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.

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| Daiwa Capital markets europe limited | Daiwa Capital markets europe limited |
| By | |
|  | Authorized Signatory |
| Barclays Bank PLC | Barclays Bank PLC |
| By | |
|  | Authorized Signatory |
| Goldman Sachs International | Goldman Sachs International |
| By | |
|  | Authorized Signatory |
| HSBC Bank plc | HSBC Bank plc |
| By | |
|  | Authorized Signatory |

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[*Underwriting Agreement*]

**SCHEDULE I**

Representative(s): Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited<br> Barclays Bank PLC<br> Goldman Sachs International<br> HSBC Bank plc

Title, Purchase Price and Description of Securities:

Title:<br> 4.375% Guaranteed Bonds due May 28, 2031

Principal amount:<br> U.S.$1,000,000,000

Purchase price (including accrued interest or amortization, if applicable):<br> U.S.$994,050,000

Underwriting Discount:<br> 0.125%; Total U.S.$1,250,000

Redemption provisions:<br> At the option of Issuer, if Additional Amounts are payable pursuant to the Fiscal Agency Agreement

Forms and denominations:<br> Fully registered form in denominations of U.S.$200,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$2,000 in excess thereof

Date of Fiscal Agency Agreement:<br> As of May 20, 2026 (New York City time)/May 21, 2026 (Tokyo time)

Fiscal Agent, Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent:<br> MUFG Bank, Ltd., London Branch

U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent, Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent:<br> U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association

Statements in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus furnished by the Underwriters for purposes of Section 2(b) of the Underwriting Agreement:<br> The first sentence of the last paragraph of text on the cover page of the Final Prospectus, the last full paragraph on page S-5 of the Final Prospectus, and the fourth paragraph under the caption "Underwriting" in the Final Prospectus.

Statements in the Pricing Disclosure Package furnished by the Underwriters for purposes of Section 2(c) of the Underwriting Agreement:<br> The first sentence of the last paragraph of text on the cover page of the Preliminary Prospectus, the last full paragraph on page S-5 of the Preliminary Prospectus, and the fourth paragraph under the caption "Underwriting" in the Preliminary Prospectus.

Type of settlement funds:<br> Same day funds

Closing Date, Time and Location:<br> May 28, 2026, 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) at the offices of Morrison & Foerster LLP, 250 West 55<sup>th</sup> Street, New York, New York, 10019 and Shin-Marunouchi Building, 29<sup>th</sup> Floor, 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6529.

Office of the Fiscal Agent for checking and packaging of the Securities:<br> 2 Concourse Parkway NE, Suite 800, Atlanta GA 30328

Underwriters' expense reimbursement pursuant to Section 5(b)(iii) of the Underwriting Agreement:<br> Fees and costs of Morrison & Foerster LLP, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and Allen & Gledhill; SGX-ST listing fee; cost of Toppan Merrill; and fees and costs related to the obtaining of the CUSIP number.

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| Notices to Representatives or Underwriters: | Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited |
|  | 5 King William Street |
|  | London |
|  | EC4N 7DA |
|  | Attn: Manager, Transaction Management |
|  | Tel: +44 20 7597 8000 |
|  | Email: legalnoticesTM@uk.daiwacm.com |
|  | Barclays Bank PLC |
|  | 1 Churchill Place |
|  | London E14 5HP |
|  | United Kingdom |
|  | Attn: MTN Dealers |
|  | Tel: +44 20 7773 9090 |
|  | Fax: +44 20 7516 7548 |
|  | Email: mtndskldn@barclays.com |
|  | Goldman Sachs International |
|  | Plumtree Court |
|  | 25 Shoe Lane |
|  | London EC4A 4AU |
|  | United Kingdom |
|  | Attn: Syndicate Desk |
|  | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7774 1000 |
|  | Email: gs-ldnigsynd@internal.email.gs.com |
|  | HSBC Bank plc |
|  | 8 Canada Square |
|  | London |
|  | E14 5HQ |
|  | Attn: Head of DCM Legal |
|  | Tel: +1-866-811-8049 |
|  | Email: transaction.management@hsbcib.com |
| Authorized Agent in the United States for Issuer: | TAIRA Yasushi |
|  | Chief Representative |
|  | JICA USA Office |
|  | 1776 I Street, N.W., Suite 895 |
|  | Washington, D.C. 20006 |
|  | United States of America |
| Authorized Agent in the United States for Japan: | AZUMI Hisashi |
|  | Finance Division |
|  | Consulate General of Japan in New York |
|  | 299 Park Avenue |
|  | 18th floor |
|  | New York, New York 10171 |
|  | United States of America |
|  | SHIMOTAKAHARA Toru |
|  | Embassy of Japan |
|  | 2520 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. |
|  | Washington D.C. 20008 |
|  | United States of America |

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**SCHEDULE II**

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Underwriters** | **Principal Amount of<br> Securities** |
| DAIWA CAPITAL MARKETS EUROPE LIMITED | $340000000 |
| BARCLAYS BANK PLC | 230000000 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL | 220000000 |
| HSBC BANK PLC | 210000000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $1000000000 |

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## Exhibit 99.7

**Exhibit 7.D**

FISCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT

AMONG

JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY

JAPAN

MUFG BANK, LTD., LONDON BRANCH

Fiscal Agent,

Principal Paying Agent

and Transfer Agent

AND

U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent,<br> Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent

Dated as of May 20, 2026 (New York City time)/May 21, 2026 (Tokyo time)

U.S.$1,000,000,000 4.375% Guaranteed Bonds due May 28, 2031

This FISCAL AGENCY AGREEMENT, is made as of May 20, 2026 (New York City time)/May 21, 2026 (Tokyo time), among JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY, an incorporated administrative agency organized and existing under the laws of Japan (the "Issuer"), JAPAN, MUFG BANK, LTD., LONDON BRANCH, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Japan, as Fiscal Agent, Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent, Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent.

In this Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein, "Business Day" means any day on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments and are open for general business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in The City of New York, London, Tokyo, and if applicable, the place of payment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. FORMS AND DENOMINATIONS. (a) The Issuer has agreed to issue $1,000,000,000 principal amount of 4.375% Guaranteed Bonds due May 28, 2031 (collectively, the "Securities", or each a "Security"). The Securities are issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $200,000 and integral multiples of $2,000 in excess thereof, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A-1 or A-2 hereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Japan will unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee the payment of the principal of and interest on the Securities, such guarantee of each Security to be evidenced by a guarantee in the form set forth in Exhibit B hereto, executed by the facsimile signature of the Minister of Finance of Japan or the official seal (or the facsimile thereof) of the Minister of Finance of Japan or of another duly authorized representative of Japan. Japan agrees that each Security authenticated and delivered in accordance with the provisions hereof shall bear such guarantee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Securities shall initially be issued in the form of (1) one or more fully registered global securities registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company, New York ("DTC") (the "DTC Global Securities"), and (2) one or more fully registered global securities registered in the name of the nominee of the common depositary for Euroclear Bank SA/NV ("Euroclear") and Clearstream Banking S.A. ("Clearstream") (the "International Global Securities" and, together with the DTC Global Securities, the "Global Securities" and each a "Global Security"). The DTC Global Securities will be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A-1 hereto, and the International Global Securities will be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A-2 hereto, in either case with such changes as may be agreed between the Issuer and the Fiscal Agent, as defined in Section 2(a) hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) So long as Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, is the registered holder of the DTC Global Securities and subject to applicable law, DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the Securities represented by the DTC Global Securities for all purposes under this Agreement and such Securities. Likewise, so long as the nominee of the common depositary for Euroclear and Clearstream is the registered holder of the Securities represented by the International Global Securities and subject to applicable law, such nominee will be considered the sole owner or holder of the Securities represented by the International Global Securities for all purposes under this Agreement and such Securities. Except as set forth below, owners of beneficial interests in the Global Securities will not, except in the limited circumstances described in Section 5 hereof, be entitled to have the Securities represented by the Global Securities registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive Securities in definitive registered form and will not be considered owners or holders thereof under this Agreement or such Securities. The Securities in definitive registered form, if any, will be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A-1 or A-2 hereto, as applicable, with the appropriate changes thereto, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, as may be agreed between the Issuer and the Fiscal Agent. Neither the Issuer nor the Fiscal Agent will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream (together, the "Clearing Systems") on account of beneficial ownership interests in the Global Securities or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of the Clearing Systems relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. FISCAL AGENT; OTHER AGENTS. (a) The Issuer and Japan hereby appoint MUFG Bank, Ltd., London Branch, also acting through its U.S. Representative, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, at present having its office in London, as fiscal agent of the Issuer and Japan in respect of the Securities upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth, and MUFG Bank, Ltd., London Branch, hereby accepts such appointment. MUFG Bank, Ltd., London Branch, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association in its capacity as U.S. Representative, and their successors as qualified or appointed in accordance with Section 8 hereof, are herein called the "Fiscal Agent". For so long as MUFG Bank, Ltd., London Branch is the Fiscal Agent hereunder and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association is the U.S. Representative hereunder, the Fiscal Agent shall notify the Issuer and Japan promptly upon acquiring actual knowledge that the U.S. Representative is not performing its obligations hereunder. The Fiscal Agent shall have the powers and authority hereby granted to and conferred upon it in the Securities and hereby such further powers and authority to act on behalf of the Issuer and Japan as the Issuer and Japan may hereafter grant to or confer upon it. All of the terms and provisions with respect to such powers and authority contained in the Securities are subject to and governed by the terms and provisions hereof. The Issuer and Japan reserve the right to appoint, at their discretion, agents (one or more "Agents", or each, an "Agent") for the payment of principal of and interest on the Securities (the "Principal Paying Agent") or for the transfer and exchange of Securities (the "Transfer Agent") at such place or places as the Issuer may determine. The Issuer shall notify the Fiscal Agent of the appointment of any such Agent. For that purpose, the Issuer and Japan hereby appoint MUFG Bank, Ltd., London Branch, at Ropemaker Place, 25 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9AN (also acting through the U.S. Representative at 2 Concourse Parkway NE, Suite 800, Atlanta GA 30328) as Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, and MUFG Bank, Ltd., London Branch, and the U.S. Representative hereby accept such appointment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) In compliance with Japanese tax laws and the practices of tax authorities in Japan, the Issuer hereby appoints the Fiscal Agent as the Issuer's agent for (i) arranging the preparation and submission of all necessary forms and claims (including the interest receipt confirmations and the claims for exemption to be submitted to the competent Japanese tax authority) in relation to the Issuer's Japanese withholding tax obligations and (ii) making the necessary payments to the Japanese tax authorities in accordance with operating procedures to be agreed between the Issuer and the Fiscal Agent (the "Operating Procedures"). The Fiscal Agent shall be responsible only for performing such obligations as are expressly provided for in the Operating Procedures and the Manual (as defined in Section 4(c) hereof) and no implied obligations on the part of the Fiscal Agent shall be read into this Agreement or the Operating Procedures. The Operating Procedures may be amended from time to time to reflect any changes in Japanese tax laws and the practices of tax authorities in Japan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. EXECUTION, AUTHENTICATION, DELIVERY AND DATING. (a) The Securities will be executed on behalf of the Issuer with either the official seal, signature or facsimile signature of the President of the Issuer or a duly authorized agent of the Issuer. The guarantee of Japan will bear the facsimile signature of the Minister of Finance of Japan or the official seal (or the facsimile thereof) of the Minister of Finance of Japan or of another duly authorized representative of Japan. The Issuer and Japan may, respectively, adopt and use either the official seal, signature or facsimile signature of any person who shall have been such President or such agent of the Issuer or such Minister of Finance or such representative of Japan, notwithstanding the fact that when any Security shall be authenticated and delivered, such person shall have ceased to be such President or such agent of the Issuer or such Minister of Finance or such representative of Japan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Fiscal Agent is authorized, upon receipt of Securities duly executed on behalf of the Issuer and bearing the duly executed guarantee of Japan as herein provided, together with a written order or orders to authenticate and deliver Securities in a stated aggregate principal amount, to authenticate such Securities, and to deliver said Securities to or upon the order of the Issuer signed by the President of the Issuer or such person's attorney-in-fact. Thereafter, the Fiscal Agent is authorized to authenticate and deliver Securities in accordance with the provisions set forth therein or hereinafter. The aggregate principal amount of Securities to be issued and outstanding at any time, whether in the form of the Global Securities or Securities in definitive registered form issued in exchange for a Global Security in accordance with Section 5 hereof, shall not exceed $1,000,000,000 plus the aggregate principal amount of any additional Securities issued by the Issuer in accordance with Section 9 of this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Securities shall be dated the date of their authentication by the Fiscal Agent, except as otherwise provided in Sections 5(a), 5(c) and 5(h) hereof in connection with the Securities authenticated and delivered upon transfer or exchange or in lieu of the Global Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. PAYMENT, REDEMPTION AND CANCELLATION. (a) Subject to the following provisions, the Issuer will pay to the Fiscal Agent the amounts at the times, and for the purposes, set forth herein and in the Securities. The Issuer hereby authorizes and directs the Fiscal Agent from funds so paid to it, to make or cause to be made payment of principal of and interest on the Securities as set forth herein and in accordance with the text of the Securities and the requirements of applicable law.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Subject to Sections 4(c), 4(d) and 4(k) hereof, as early as possible on each interest payment date and on the redemption or maturity date, the Fiscal Agent will arrange directly or with any other Agent for the payment from funds furnished by the Issuer of the principal of and interest on the Securities in immediately available funds by U.S. dollar check drawn on, or by transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the payee, in such other manner as may be set forth or provided for in the text of the Securities. If the applicable due date for payment is not a Business Day, payment will be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer may pay to an Agent specifically designated for such purpose funds for the payment of principal of and interest on the Securities under an agreement with respect to such funds containing substantially the same terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4(b) and in Sections 4(c), 4(d), 4(e), 4(f), 4(k) and 7(b) of this Agreement; and the Fiscal Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to any funds so paid by the Issuer to any such Agent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) In compliance with Japanese tax laws and the practices of tax authorities in Japan, in respect of any interest payment on the DTC Global Securities hereunder, the Fiscal Agent shall act in accordance with the "Working Draft of Operating Manual on Japanese Withholding Tax on Certain International Issues Held Through DTC" (the "DTC Procedures"), as amended or supplemented by notice from the relevant organization to the Issuer and the Fiscal Agent, and, in respect of any interest payment on the International Global Securities, the Fiscal Agent shall act in accordance with "Global Tax Procedures–Tax Relief Procedure for Japan," issued as Bulletin 241218/65 by the International Capital Market Services Association (the "Manual"), as amended or supplemented by notice from the relevant organization to the Issuer and the Fiscal Agent, the Operating Procedures and any other procedures established by the Issuer and Fiscal Agent. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Fiscal Agent shall be responsible only for performing such services as are specifically provided for in the DTC Procedures, the Operating Procedures, the Manual, or such other procedures actually known by the Fiscal Agent, as applicable and as may be amended or modified and communicated to the Fiscal Agent from time to time.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) If and so long as payments of interest may be made without deduction or withholding for or on account of Japanese tax only upon receipt of duly executed certifications, claims for exemption, notifications or other documentation ("Tax Documentation"), the Fiscal Agent shall (i) receive the required Tax Documentation from holders or beneficial owners and clearing organizations, (ii) review the Tax Documentation, and sign any required confirmations, and (iii) promptly deliver the Tax Documentation (directly or through the relevant Agent, in the case of Tax Documentation collected by such Agent) to the Issuer or, at the Issuer's request, the relevant Japanese District Tax Office. The Fiscal Agent may rely on the information provided in Tax Documentation (including, where relevant, supporting documentation) in the absence of actual knowledge that such information is incorrect. The Fiscal Agent shall furnish forms of certifications to holders or beneficial owners of the Securities upon request, and shall use reasonable endeavors to assist holders or beneficial owners in claiming available exemptions, but shall not be liable for a holder's or a beneficial owner's failure to qualify for such an exemption.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) If a holder or a beneficial owner of the Securities satisfies the requirements for claiming an exemption from Japanese withholding tax after the date on which an amount in respect of such tax is withheld and before the date on which the tax is actually paid to the Japanese tax authorities, then the Issuer and the Fiscal Agent (on the Issuer's behalf and out of funds paid to the Fiscal Agent from the Issuer) shall, to the extent it is possible to do so under Japanese law, pay the amount withheld (after the deduction of reasonable costs, including amounts in respect of changes in foreign exchange rates) to the holder or the beneficial owner.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Under procedures agreed with the Issuer, the Fiscal Agent shall deliver tax certifications and related confirmations signed by or on behalf of the Issuer, together with payment of any applicable withholding taxes, to the relevant Japanese District Tax Office on or before the date on which such taxes are required under Japanese law or administrative practice to be paid.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The Fiscal Agent shall open or maintain a U.S. dollar account entitled "Japan International Cooperation Agency Fiscal Agency Account" in which all monies paid for the service of the Securities shall be carried.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) The Fiscal Agent shall not be under any liability for interest on any monies at any time received by it pursuant to any of the provisions of this Agreement or of the Securities except such as it pays on similar deposits or as may be agreed on by the Fiscal Agent and the Issuer and Japan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) In case the Issuer shall elect to redeem Securities, in whole but not in part, and the Issuer determines and certifies to the Fiscal Agent immediately prior to the giving of the notice of the redemption that, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws or treaties (or any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of Japan (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of Japan) affecting any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of Japan, or any authority therein or thereof having power to tax ("Taxes"), or any change in official position regarding the application or interpretation of these laws, treaties, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction), which change, amendment, application or interpretation becomes effective on or after May 28, 2026, the Issuer is, or on the next interest payment date would be, required to pay any additional amounts as may be necessary in order that the net amounts received by any beneficial owner of the Securities after withholding or deduction for or on account of any Taxes shall equal the respective amounts of principal and interest which would have been receivable by such beneficial owner in respect of the Securities in the absence of such withholding or deduction, that cannot be avoided by measures reasonably available to the Issuer, the Fiscal Agent shall cause to be published on behalf of the Issuer at the Issuer's cost irrevocable notice of intention to redeem the Securities on the date therein designated, and stating that on said redemption date there will become and be due and payable upon each Security so to be redeemed the redemption price payable upon such redemption in U.S. dollars, to the person in whose name the Security is registered at 6:00 P.M., New York City time, on the fifteenth day before the redemption occurs, at the place or places specified in such notice, and that from and after such redemption date interest thereon will cease to accrue; provided that no notice of redemption shall be given earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer would be obligated to make the withholding if a payment in respect of the Securities were then due. Prior to the publication and sending of any notice of redemption of the Securities pursuant to the foregoing, the Issuer will deliver to the Fiscal Agent an opinion of independent counsel of recognized standing or an opinion of a tax consultant of recognized standing to the effect that the circumstances referred to above exist. The Fiscal Agent shall accept such opinion of counsel or tax consultant, as the case may be, as sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions precedent described above and shall be entitled to rely on such opinion of counsel or tax consultant, and it shall be conclusive and binding on the registered holders of the Securities. Such notice shall be published in a daily newspaper in the English language of general circulation in The City of New York and in a daily newspaper in the English language of general circulation in London, England, at least once prior to the redemption date, such publication to be not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the redemption date, provided that for so long as the Securities are held in book-entry form such notices may be given by delivery of the relevant notice to DTC, Euroclear, and Clearstream, for communication by them to their respective participants in substitution for publication in any such newspaper. In case, by reason of the temporary or permanent suspension of the publication or general circulation of any newspaper or by reason of any other cause, it shall be impossible or impracticable to publish such notice in the manner herein provided, then such method of publication in lieu thereof as shall be approved by the Fiscal Agent shall constitute a sufficient publication of such notice.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange shall be promptly cancelled by the Fiscal Agent or such other person as may be designated by the Issuer. Such cancelled Securities which were surrendered to anyone other than the Fiscal Agent shall be delivered by such other person (including any transfer agent) to the Fiscal Agent. Such cancelled Securities held by the Fiscal Agent shall be disposed of by the Fiscal Agent in accordance with its customary procedure, and, if requested by the Issuer or Japan, the Fiscal Agent shall furnish to the Issuer and Japan a certificate with respect to such disposition.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) In the event that Securities in definitive registered form are issued, the Fiscal Agent shall make or cause to be made payment of interest on any such Securities directly to registered holders of such Securities in whose names such Securities were registered at the close of business on the record date for such payment (as defined in the Global Securities). Payment of principal on any Security in definitive registered form will be made only upon surrender of such Security in definitive registered form at the office of the Fiscal Agent or any other duly appointed Agent. The Fiscal Agent shall provide notice of such final payment to registered holders mailed not later than the fifteen (15) days before such final payment. Payments will be made on the due date therefor in immediately available funds by wire transfer or by check mailed to the addresses of such holders as they appear on the register maintained by the Fiscal Agent. If the applicable due date for payment is not a Business Day, payment will be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) Not less than five (5) Business Days prior to each interest payment date or the maturity date, the Fiscal Agent shall provide to the Issuer, at the Fiscal Agent's own expense, a written notice indicating such interest payment date (including the period covered by such interest payment) or the maturity date, as applicable, and the amount due thereon.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m) The Issuer will, on each date on which any payment in respect of the Securities becomes due, transfer to the Fiscal Agent such amount as may be required for the purposes of such payment. The Issuer will supply, or procure that the bank through which such payment is to be made will supply, to the Fiscal Agent by 10:00 A.M., London time, on the second Business Day in the city of the Fiscal Agent's specified office before the due date for any such payment an irrevocable confirmation (by fax, e-mail or authenticated SWIFT message) of the Issuer's intention to make such payment. In this subsection (m), the date on which a payment in respect of the Securities becomes due means the first date on which the holder of a Security could claim the relevant payment under the terms and conditions of this Agreement and such Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. EXCHANGE AND REPLACEMENT OF SECURITIES. (a) The Fiscal Agent is hereby authorized from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and of this Section to authenticate and deliver to the registered holder thereof:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Global Securities or Securities in definitive registered form, as the case may be, in exchange for or in lieu of Global Securities or Securities in definitive registered form, as the case may be, which become mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) Global Securities or Securities in definitive registered form, as the case may be, of authorized denominations in exchange for a like aggregate principal amount of Global Securities or Securities in definitive registered form, as the case may be, of other authorized denominations.

All Securities so authenticated by the Fiscal Agent shall bear the guarantee of Japan in the form herein provided for.

Each Security authenticated and delivered upon any transfer or in exchange for or in lieu of the whole or any part of any Security shall carry all rights to interest accrued and unpaid and to accrue which were carried by the whole or such part of such Security and shall be so dated that neither gain nor loss of interest shall result from such transfer, exchange or substitution.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this Section, no service charge shall be made for any such transfer, exchange or registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Issuer, Japan or the Fiscal Agent (and any other Agent appointed by the Issuer pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement) may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer, stamp or other tax or other governmental charge required to be paid in connection therewith.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) In case any Security certificate shall at any time become mutilated or destroyed or stolen or lost then, provided that such Security, or evidence of the destruction, theft or loss thereof (together with the indemnity hereinafter referred to and such other documents as may be required in the premises) shall be delivered to the Fiscal Agent (which term, for the avoidance of doubt, includes the U.S. Representative) or in the case of a Security held in definitive registered form, delivered to either the Fiscal Agent or any transfer agent, a replacement Security of like tenor and principal amount and bearing the guarantee of Japan in the form herein provided for, will be issued by the Issuer and, at its request, authenticated and delivered by the Fiscal Agent, in exchange for the Security so mutilated, or in lieu of the Security destroyed or stolen or lost; and provided further that, in the case of destroyed, stolen or lost Securities, the Issuer, Japan, the Fiscal Agent and any transfer agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to them that such Securities were destroyed, stolen or lost, and shall also have received an indemnity satisfactory to each of them. All expenses and reasonable charges associated with procuring any indemnity and with the preparation, authentication and delivery of a replacement Security shall be borne by the holder of the Security mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost. Upon the issuance of any replacement Security under this Section 5(c), the Issuer, Japan, the Fiscal Agent or any transfer agent may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer, stamp or other tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Fiscal Agent) connected therewith. In case such mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay or cause to be paid such Security.

Every replacement Security issued pursuant to this Section 5(c) in exchange for or in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost Security shall constitute a contractual obligation of the Issuer guaranteed by Japan, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone (but, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not constitute an issuance of Securities in excess of the maximum aggregate principal amount set forth in Section 3(b) of this Agreement). Any replacement Security delivered pursuant to this Section 5(c) shall be so dated that neither gain nor loss of interest shall result from such replacement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The Issuer will promptly make available to the Fiscal Agent a reasonable supply of Securities in definitive registered form and will issue or cause to be issued Securities in definitive registered form upon registration of transfer of, or exchange for, Securities represented by the DTC Global Securities if DTC (a) notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for such DTC Global Security or (b) ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, at a time when it is required to be, and in either such case (a) or (b) a successor is not appointed by the Issuer within ninety (90) days after receiving such notice or becoming aware that DTC is no longer so registered.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The Issuer will promptly make available to the Fiscal Agent a reasonable supply of Securities in definitive registered form and will issue or cause to be issued Securities in definitive registered form upon registration of transfer of, or exchange for, Securities represented by the International Global Securities if Euroclear or Clearstream is closed for business for a continuous period of fourteen (14) days (other than by reason of legal holidays) or announces an intention permanently to cease business.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The Issuer may also at any time in its sole discretion determine not to have any of the Securities represented by the Global Securities and, in such event, will issue or cause to be issued Securities in definitive registered form upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, Securities represented by Global Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The Issuer shall bear the costs and expenses of printing or preparing any Securities in definitive registered form issued pursuant to Section 5(d), 5(e) and 5(f) above.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) Upon any such issuance pursuant to Section 5(d), 5(e) and 5(f) above of Securities in definitive registered form in exchange for all the Securities represented by any Global Security, the Fiscal Agent shall receive the relevant Global Securities from the custodian for DTC or the common depositary for Euroclear and Clearstream, as the case may be, shall cancel such Global Securities and shall reduce the holdings of the registered holder of such Global Securities on the register to nil and shall receive Securities in definitive registered form from the Issuer. The Fiscal Agent shall have at least thirty (30) days from the date of its receipt of Securities in definitive registered form, Global Securities submitted for exchange, registration information and delivery information, whichever is latest, to authenticate and deliver such Securities in definitive registered form in an aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream participants' beneficial interests in the Securities represented by the relevant Global Securities as of the record date for such exchange established by the Issuer, as directed by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be. Such Securities in definitive registered form shall be registered in such names and in such denominations of $200,000 and integral multiples of $2,000 in excess thereof, and delivered as DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, pursuant to instructions from direct or indirect participants, shall direct. All Securities represented by Securities in definitive registered form issued in exchange for Securities represented by the relevant Global Securities shall be valid obligations of the Issuer guaranteed by Japan, the holders of which shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the holders of the Global Securities. Exchanges of Global Securities for Securities in definitive registered form as described in this subsection (h) shall be made at the Issuer's expense without charge to DTC, Euroclear, Clearstream or the common depositary.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Unless the DTC Global Securities are presented by an authorized representative of DTC to the Issuer, the Fiscal Agent or their respective agents for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any replacement DTC Global Securities are registered in the name of a nominee of DTC, and any payment is made to such nominee, any transfer, pledge or other use of the DTC Global Securities for value or otherwise shall be wrongful since the registered holders of the DTC Global Securities have an interest in the Securities evidenced by the DTC Global Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) Neither the Fiscal Agent nor any transfer agent will be required to (i) exchange or register the transfer of any Security selected for redemption; or (ii) exchange or register the transfer of any Security for the period from the record date preceding the due date for any payment to the payment date with respect to such Security.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER. (a) The Fiscal Agent shall maintain, as agent of the Issuer for the purpose, at the Fiscal Agent's office in London, a register for (i) registering and maintaining a record of the aggregate holdings of all DTC Global Securities and the International Global Securities, (ii) registering transfers between holders of the Global Securities, (iii) registering and maintaining a record of the aggregate holdings of all definitive registered Securities, (iv) registering transfers between holders of the definitive registered Securities and (v) registering and maintaining a record of any further issues of Securities pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement and any subsequent transfers thereof. In addition, the Fiscal Agent will (i) maintain and promptly update the respective Schedules to the DTC Global Securities and the International Global Securities, and (ii) ensure that the sum of the respective aggregate principal amounts shown by the latest entry in the respective Schedules to the DTC Global Securities and the International Global Securities does not exceed $1,000,000,000, plus the aggregate principal amount of any additional Securities issued by the Issuer in accordance with Section 9 of this Agreement, at any one time. Upon presentation for the purpose at the said office of the Fiscal Agent of any Security duly endorsed by, or accompanied by delivery of a written instrument of transfer in form approved by the Fiscal Agent duly executed by, the registered holder of the Security, or the registered holder's attorney thereunto duly authorized in writing, such Security shall be transferred upon such register and a new Security, bearing the guarantee of Japan in the form herein provided for, shall be authenticated and delivered in the name of the transferee. Transfers and exchanges of Securities shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as may be prescribed by the Issuer.

Upon presentation for transfer or exchange of any Security in definitive form at any office of any transfer agent accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in a form approved by the Fiscal Agent duly executed by the registered holder or such registered holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, such Security and written instrument shall be forwarded to the office of the Fiscal Agent. In addition, any transfer agent shall provide to the Fiscal Agent such information as the Fiscal Agent may reasonably require in connection with the delivery by such transfer agent of Securities in the definitive form in exchange for other Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) When book-entry interests in Securities are to be transferred from the account of a DTC participant holding a beneficial interest in a DTC Global Security to the account of a Euroclear or Clearstream accountholder wishing to purchase a beneficial interest in an International Global Security, on the settlement date, the custodian of the DTC Global Security, initially U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, will instruct the Fiscal Agent to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) decrease the amount of Securities registered in the name of the nominee of DTC and evidenced by the relevant DTC Global Security; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) increase the amount of Securities registered in the name of the nominee of the common depositary for Euroclear and Clearstream, and evidenced by the International Global Securities. Book-entry interests will be delivered free of payment to Euroclear or Clearstream as the case may be, for credit to the relevant accountholder on the first Business Day following the settlement date.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) When book-entry interests in the Securities are to be transferred from the account of a Euroclear or Clearstream accountholder to the account of a DTC participant wishing to purchase a beneficial interest in a DTC Global Security, on the settlement date, the common depositary for Euroclear and Clearstream will:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) transmit appropriate instructions to the custodian of the DTC Global Security, initially U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, who will in turn deliver such book-entry interests free of payment to the relevant account of the DTC participants; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) instruct the Fiscal Agent to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) decrease the amount of Securities registered in the name of the nominee of the common depositary for Euroclear and Clearstream, and evidenced by the International Global Securities; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) increase the amount of Securities registered in the name of the nominee of DTC and evidenced by the relevant DTC Global Security.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. CONDITIONS OF FISCAL AGENT'S OBLIGATIONS. Each of the Fiscal Agent and any other Agent appointed under Section 2 herein accepts its obligations herein set forth, upon the terms and conditions hereof, including the following, to all of which the rights hereunder of the holders from time to time of the Securities shall be subject:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Compensation and Indemnification</u>. The Issuer agrees promptly to pay the Fiscal Agent the compensation agreed upon with the Issuer for all services rendered by the Fiscal Agent and to reimburse the Fiscal Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred, after prior general consultation with the Issuer, in connection with the services rendered hereunder. The Issuer also agrees to indemnify each of the Fiscal Agent (which term, for the avoidance of doubt, includes the U.S. Representative) and any other Agent appointed under Section 2 hereof for, and to hold each of them harmless against, any loss, claim, liability or expense incurred without negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith, arising out of or in connection with its acting as such Fiscal Agent or such other Agent hereunder, as well as the reasonable costs and expenses of defending against any such claim or liability.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Agent for the Issuer and Japan</u>. In acting under this Agreement and in connection with the Securities, each of the Fiscal Agent and any other Agent is acting solely as agent of the Issuer and of Japan, and does not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust, for or with any of the owners or holders of the Securities, except that all funds held by the Fiscal Agent or any other Agent for payment of principal of or interest on the Securities shall be held in trust, but need not be segregated from other funds except as required by law, and shall be applied as set forth herein and in the Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>Counsel</u>. Each of the Fiscal Agent and any other Agent may consult with counsel satisfactory to it and to the Issuer and to Japan, and the opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or thing suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the opinion of such counsel.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <u>Documents</u>. Each of the Fiscal Agent and any other Agent shall be protected and shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken or omitted or anything suffered by it in reliance without negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith upon any Security, instruction, notice, direction, consent, certificate, affidavit, statement, cablegram or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been delivered or signed by the proper parties.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) <u>Certain Transactions</u>. Each of the Fiscal Agent and any other Agent, or any officer, director or employee thereof, may become the owner of, or acquire any interest in, any Securities, with the same rights as if it were not the Fiscal Agent or such other Agent or such officer, director or employee, as the case may be, and may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the Issuer or Japan, and may act for, or as depositary, trustee or agent for, any holders of the Securities or other obligations of the Issuer or Japan, or any committee or body of such holders, as freely as if it were not the Fiscal Agent or such other Agent or such officer, director or employee, as the case may be.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) <u>Instructions</u>. Instructions concerning the operation of the provisions of this Agreement and the duties to be carried out by the Fiscal Agent or any other Agent hereunder may from time to time be issued by the Issuer and Japan, and the Fiscal Agent or such other Agent shall at all times comply with all such instructions as are for the time being in force.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) <u>Reports and Inspection</u>. The Fiscal Agent shall furnish to the Issuer and Japan such reports as may be required by the instructions of the Issuer and Japan. Each of the Issuer and Japan may, whenever it deems it necessary, inspect any Securities held by the Fiscal Agent, any books of registration and transfer, and any other books and records maintained by the Fiscal Agent hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) <u>Forwarding of Notices</u>. If the Fiscal Agent shall receive any notice or demand addressed to the Issuer or Japan by the holder of a Security pursuant to the provisions of the Securities, the Fiscal Agent shall promptly forward copies of such notice or demand to the Issuer and Japan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) <u>Statements</u>. The recitals contained herein and in the Securities shall be taken as statements of the Issuer or Japan, as the case may be, and neither the Fiscal Agent nor any other Agent assumes any responsibility for the correctness of the same, except that the Fiscal Agent and other Agents shall be responsible for the correctness of its representations (if any) in the Certificate of Authentication on each Security.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) <u>Brokerage and Trade Confirmations</u>. Issuer waives the right to receive brokerage confirmations of security transactions effected by U.S. Representative as they occur, to the extent permitted by law. Issuer further understands that trade confirmations for securities transactions effected by U.S. Representative will be available upon request and at no additional cost and other trade confirmations may be obtained from the applicable broker.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8. RESIGNATION OR TERMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR. (a) The Issuer and Japan agree, for the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Securities, that there shall at all times be a Fiscal Agent hereunder which shall be or which shall have a representative which is a bank or trust company organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or the State of New York, in good standing and having an established place of business in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, until all the Securities authenticated and delivered hereunder (i) shall have been delivered to the Fiscal Agent for cancellation or (ii) shall have become due and payable and monies sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Securities shall have been made available for payment and either paid or returned to the Issuer or Japan as provided herein and in the Securities (such date being herein referred to as the "Agency Maintenance Termination Date").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Subject to the provisions of this Section 8, the Issuer and Japan may at any time and from time to time vary or terminate the appointment of the Fiscal Agent or any other Agent or appoint any additional Agents pursuant to Section 2 hereof for any or all of the purposes stated herein; provided, however, that until the Agency Maintenance Termination Date, the Issuer and Japan will at all times maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, where Securities may be surrendered for payment and where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, as provided in the Securities, and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer and Japan in respect of Securities and this Agreement may be served. The Issuer and Japan will give prompt written notice to the Fiscal Agent of the appointment or termination of any such agent and of the location and any change in the location of any such office or agency and shall give notice thereof to holders of Securities by prompt publication at least once in a daily newspaper in the English language of general circulation in The City of New York (expected to be The Wall Street Journal) and in a daily newspaper in the English language of general circulation in London, England (expected to be the Financial Times), provided that for so long as the Securities are held in book-entry form such notices may be given by delivery of the relevant notice to DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, for communication by them to their respective participants in substitution for publication in any such newspaper. Prior to appointing any replacement U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent, the Issuer and/or Japan shall consult the Fiscal Agent and the Fiscal Agent shall recommend to the Issuer and Japan one or more financial institutions for the role of U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent, but for the avoidance of doubt, the Issuer and Japan shall appoint a replacement U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent at their sole discretion.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Subject to the provisions of this subsection (c), (i) the Fiscal Agent or any other Agent may at any time resign as such agent by giving written notice, mailed to the Issuer and to Japan in accordance with Section 15 hereof, of such intention on its part, specifying the date on which its desired resignation shall become effective, provided that the Issuer and Japan shall agree to such resignation (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and (ii) the Fiscal Agent or any other Agent hereunder may be removed at any time by the filing with it of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of the Issuer and Japan and specifying such removal and the date when it shall become effective. Any resignation or removal of the Fiscal Agent or any other Agent shall take effect upon the appointment by the Issuer and Japan, by an instrument in writing, of a successor Fiscal Agent (which shall meet the qualifications prescribed in Section 8(a) hereof), successor U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent or successor of any other Agent and the acceptance of such appointment by such successor. In the event the Fiscal Agent or any other Agent resigns its appointment hereunder and no successor Fiscal Agent or Agent is appointed within 60 days after such resignation in place of the resigning Fiscal Agent or other Agent, the Fiscal Agent on behalf of the Issuer may appoint a successor Fiscal Agent or other Agent, which appointment shall be deemed to be an appointment by the Issuer under this Section 8 and the Fiscal Agent shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of such appointment. Upon its resignation or removal, the Fiscal Agent or such Agent shall be entitled to the payment by the Issuer of its compensation for the services theretofore rendered hereunder and to the reimbursement by the Issuer of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses theretofore incurred in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) In case at any time the Fiscal Agent or any other Agent shall resign, or shall be removed, or shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or shall file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors or consent to the appointment of a receiver of all or any substantial part of its property, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay or meet its debts as they mature, or if an order of any court shall be entered approving any petition filed by or against it under the provisions of Chapter 7 or 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code or under the provisions of any similar legislation, or if a receiver or custodian of it or of all or any substantial part of its property shall be appointed or if any public officer shall have taken charge or control of the Fiscal Agent or any other Agent or of its property or affairs, for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, a successor Fiscal Agent (qualified as aforesaid) or successor of any other Agent shall be appointed by the Issuer and Japan, by an instrument in writing, filed with the successor Fiscal Agent or successor of such other Agent, as the case may be. Upon the appointment as aforesaid of a successor Fiscal Agent or successor of any other Agent and acceptance by such successor Fiscal Agent or successor of such other Agent, as the case may be, of such appointment, the Fiscal Agent or such other Agent so superseded shall cease to be the Fiscal Agent or such other Agent hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Any successor Fiscal Agent or successor of any other Agent appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to its predecessor and to the Issuer and Japan an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor Fiscal Agent or successor of any other Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the authority, rights, powers, trusts, immunities, duties and obligations of such predecessor with like effect as if originally named as Fiscal Agent or any other Agent, as the case may be, hereunder, and such predecessor, upon payment to it of its charges and disbursements then unpaid, shall thereupon become obligated to transfer, deliver and pay over, and such successor Fiscal Agent or successor of any other Agent shall be entitled to receive, all monies, securities or other property on deposit with or held by such predecessor, as Fiscal Agent or any other Agent hereunder, as the case may be. The Issuer and Japan shall give notice of the appointment of a successor Fiscal Agent or successor of any other Agent to holders of Securities by prompt publication at least once in a daily newspaper in the English language of general circulation in The City of New York (expected to be the Wall Street Journal) and in a daily newspaper in the English language of general circulation in London, England (expected to be the Financial Times), provided that for so long as the Securities are held in book-entry form such notices may be given by delivery of the relevant notice to DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, for communication by them to their respective participants in substitution for publication in any such newspaper.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Any corporation or bank into which the Fiscal Agent or its U.S. Representative hereunder or any other Agent may be merged or converted, or any corporation or bank with which the Fiscal Agent or its U.S. Representative or any other Agent may be consolidated, or any corporation or bank resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Fiscal Agent or its U.S. Representative or any other Agent shall be a party, or any corporation or bank to which the Fiscal Agent or its U.S. Representative or any other Agent shall sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of the assets and business of the Fiscal Agent or its U.S. Representative or such Agent, as the case may be, provided that it shall be qualified as aforesaid, shall be the successor Fiscal Agent or its U.S. Representative or successor of any other Agent, as the case may be, under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9. FURTHER ISSUES. The Issuer may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the registered holders of the Securities, create and issue further securities ranking *pari passu* with the Securities in all respects (or in all respects except for the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of such further securities or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of such further securities) and so that such further securities shall be consolidated and form a single series with the Securities and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as the Securities. Any further securities shall be issued with the benefit of an agreement supplemental to this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10. PAYMENT OF STAMP TAXES AND OTHER DUTIES. The Issuer will pay all stamp taxes and other duties, if any, to which this Agreement or the original issuance of the Securities shall be subject.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11. INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO HOLDERS OF SECURITIES. The Fiscal Agent shall make available to the holder of any Security during the Fiscal Agent's normal business hours upon request such information as may be contained in its records relating to the performance by the Issuer and Japan of their obligations under the Securities and the guarantee thereof and hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12. AMENDMENT. This Agreement may be modified or amended by the Issuer, Japan, the Fiscal Agent and any transfer agent, without the consent of the holder of any Security, for the purpose of adding to the covenants of the Issuer or Japan for the benefit of such holders, surrendering any right or power conferred upon the Issuer or Japan, securing the Securities pursuant to the requirements of the Securities or otherwise, curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein, or in any manner which the Issuer, Japan, the Fiscal Agent and any transfer agent may mutually deem necessary or desirable, which shall not be inconsistent with any Security and which shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interest of the holders of the Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York except with respect to its authorization and execution by the Issuer and Japan and any other matters required to be governed by the laws of Japan, which shall be governed by the laws of Japan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14. APPOINTMENT OF AGENT FOR SERVICE. The Issuer hereby appoints the U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent for the time being as the Issuer's authorized agent (the "Authorized Agent") upon which process may be served in any action arising out of or based on this Agreement or the Securities which may be instituted in any State or Federal court in The City of New York by the Fiscal Agent or the holder of any Security and the Issuer expressly accepts the jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such action. Such appointment, which is hereby accepted by such U.S. Representative, shall be irrevocable until the Agency Maintenance Termination Date unless and until a successor U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent or successor Fiscal Agent has been appointed as the Issuer's Authorized Agent for such purpose and such successor U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent or successor Fiscal Agent shall have accepted such appointment. The Issuer will take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments that may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect as aforesaid. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent at the address indicated in Section 15 hereof, or at such other address in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, as may be the main office of such U.S. Representative at the time of such service, and written notice of such service to the Issuer (mailed or delivered to the Issuer at its address as provided in Section 15 hereof) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action arising out of or based on the Securities may also be instituted by the holder of a Security in any competent court in Japan. The Issuer hereby waives irrevocably any immunity to which it might otherwise be entitled in any action arising out of or based on this Agreement or the Securities which may be instituted as provided in this Section in any State or Federal court in The City of New York or in any competent court in Japan. This waiver is intended to be effective upon execution of this Agreement without any further act by the Issuer before any such court, and introduction of this Agreement into evidence shall be final and conclusive evidence of such waiver.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15. NOTICES. Any notices pursuant to, or communications with respect to, this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person, when deposited in the mail as first class registered or certified air mail, postage prepaid, or when sent by telecopy or communicated by telephone (subject, in the case of communication by telephone, to confirmation dispatched within twenty-four hours by telecopy), to: in the case of the Issuer, Nibancho Center Building 5-25, Niban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8012, Japan, telephone no.: 03-5226-9279, telecopy no.: 03-5226-6383, in the case of Japan, 3-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8940, Japan, telephone no.: 03-3581-4111, telecopy no.: 03-3593-7494, Attention: Market Finance Division, Finance Bureau, Ministry of Finance; in the case of the Fiscal Agent, MUFG Bank, Ltd., London Branch, as Fiscal Agent, Ropemaker Place, 25 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9AN, United Kingdom, telecopy no.: 44-20-7577-1609, Attention: Securities Services, with a copy (if appropriate) to U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, 2 Concourse Parkway NE, Suite 800, Atlanta GA 30328 U.S.A., telecopy no.: 1-404-898-2467, Attention (mail or telecopy): Corporate Trust Administration; or such other address as shall be specified in writing by the party in question to the other parties hereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;16. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement and the Securities and the guarantee and all covenants and agreements by the Issuer and Japan herein and in the Securities and in the guarantee shall be binding upon any successors or assigns to the Issuer and upon Japan, regardless of any such succession or assignment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;17. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, and by each party separately on a separate counterpart, each such counterpart, when so executed and delivered, to be an original. Such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

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| JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY | JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY | JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY |
| By | | |
|  | Name: | SUZUKI Kazuya |
|  | Title: | Director General, Treasury, Finance and Accounting Department |
| JAPAN | JAPAN | JAPAN |
| By | | |
|  | Name: | AZUMI Hisashi |
|  | Title: | Duly Authorized Representative of Japan |
| MUFG BANK, LTD., LONDON BRANCH | MUFG BANK, LTD., LONDON BRANCH | MUFG BANK, LTD., LONDON BRANCH |
| By | | |
|  | Name: | Name: |
|  | Title: | Title: |
| U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
| By | | |
|  | Name: | Name: |
|  | Title: | Title: |

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[Fiscal Agency Agreement]

EXHIBIT A-1

(FORM OF DTC GLOBAL SECURITY)

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (THE "ISSUER") OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF, CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY, HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

UNLESS AND UNTIL THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IS EXCHANGED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY, THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.

INTEREST PAYMENTS ON THIS SECURITY WILL BE SUBJECT TO JAPANESE WITHHOLDING TAX UNLESS IT IS ESTABLISHED THAT THE SECURITY IS HELD BY OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A BENEFICIAL OWNER THAT IS (I) FOR JAPANESE TAX PURPOSES, NEITHER (X) AN INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT OF JAPAN OR A JAPANESE CORPORATION, NOR (Y) AN INDIVIDUAL NON-RESIDENT OF JAPAN OR A NON-JAPANESE CORPORATION THAT IN EITHER CASE IS A PERSON HAVING A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ISSUER AS DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE 6, PARAGRAPH (4) OF THE ACT ON SPECIAL MEASURES CONCERNING TAXATION OF JAPAN (A "SPECIALLY-RELATED PARTY OF THE ISSUER"), (II) A DESIGNATED JAPANESE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE 6, PARAGRAPH (11) OF THE ACT ON SPECIAL MEASURES CONCERNING TAXATION OF JAPAN WHICH COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENT FOR TAX EXEMPTION UNDER THAT PARAGRAPH, OR (III) A PUBLIC CORPORATION, A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OR A FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS BUSINESS OPERATOR, ETC. DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE 3-3, PARAGRAPH (6) OF THE ACT ON SPECIAL MEASURES CONCERNING TAXATION OF JAPAN WHICH COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENT FOR TAX EXEMPTION UNDER THAT PARAGRAPH.

INTEREST PAYMENTS ON THIS SECURITY TO AN INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT OF JAPAN, TO A JAPANESE CORPORATION (EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH), OR TO AN INDIVIDUAL NON-RESIDENT OF JAPAN OR A NON-JAPANESE CORPORATION THAT IN EITHER CASE IS A SPECIALLY-RELATED PARTY OF THE ISSUER WILL BE SUBJECT TO DEDUCTION IN RESPECT OF JAPANESE INCOME TAX AT A RATE OF CURRENTLY 15.315 PER CENTUM OF THE AMOUNT OF SUCH INTEREST.

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| No. R-<u> </u> | $<u> </u> |

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CUSIP: 47109LAK0<br> ISIN: US47109LAK08<br> Common Code: 333985403

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JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.375% Guaranteed Bonds due May 28, 2031

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (herein called the "Issuer"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of _____ U.S. dollars or such other aggregate principal amount as may be shown in the Schedule hereto on May 28, 2031 and to pay to the Registered Holder (as defined in paragraph 3) of this DTC Global Security interest on said principal sum from May 28, 2026 or from the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually in arrears on May 28 and November 28 in each year, commencing November 28, 2026 at the rate of four and three eighths per centum (4.375%) per annum until payment of said principal sum has been made or duly provided for. The interest so payable on any May 28 and November 28, together with any Additional Amounts (as defined in paragraph 2) payable as set out herein, will be paid to the person in whose name this DTC Global Security is registered at 6:00 P.M., New York City time, on the fifteenth day before such interest payment occurs (the "record date"), whether or not the record date is a business day. Whenever it is necessary to compute any amount of interest in respect of the Securities (as defined in paragraph 3), that interest will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

Payments on this DTC Global Security will be made in accordance with any laws, regulations or administrative practices applicable to the Issuer and the paying agent(s) in respect thereof, including the requirements applicable under Japanese tax law. Payment of the principal of and interest on this DTC Global Security shall be made in immediately available funds in the lawful money of the United States of America ("U.S. dollars" or "$") as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. Payments of principal of this DTC Global Security shall be made upon surrender of this DTC Global Security at the office of the Fiscal Agent (as defined in paragraph 3) in London, or, subject to applicable laws and regulations, at such other place or places as are designated by the Issuer, which, for the purposes of this DTC Global Security, shall include the office of the U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent (as defined in paragraph 3) in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, by U.S. dollar check, or by wire transfer to an account maintained by the payee, and payments of interest on this DTC Global Security shall be made, in accordance with the foregoing and subject to the provisions hereof and to applicable laws and regulations, by check mailed on the due date for such payment to the Registered Holder hereof at the address of the Registered Holder listed in the Security Register (as defined in paragraph 9) or, upon written notice to the Fiscal Agent by such Registered Holder no later than the record date for such payment, by wire transfer to an account of the Registered Holder.

In the Fiscal Agency Agreement (as defined in paragraph 3), the Issuer and Japan have agreed that until the date on which the Securities (as defined in paragraph 3) shall have been delivered to the Fiscal Agent for cancellation, or become due and payable and monies sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all of the Securities shall have been made available for payment and either paid or returned to the Issuer or Japan as provided herein (the "Agency Maintenance Termination Date"), the Issuer and Japan will at all times maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, where Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. (a) All payments of principal and interest by the Issuer in respect of this DTC Global Security will be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of Japan, or any authority therein or thereof having power to tax ("Taxes"), unless the withholding or deduction of such Taxes is required by law. In that event, the Issuer will pay such additional amounts ("Additional Amounts") as may be necessary in order that the net amounts received by any beneficial owner of this DTC Global Security after such withholding or deduction shall equal the respective amounts of principal and interest which would have been receivable in respect of this DTC Global Security in the absence of such withholding or deduction, except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable with respect to this DTC Global Security;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) to, or to a third party on behalf of, any beneficial owner of this DTC Global Security that is an individual non-resident of Japan or a non-Japanese corporation and is liable for such Taxes in respect of this DTC Global Security by reason of such beneficial owner's (a) having some connection with Japan other than the mere holding of, or the enforcement of its rights under, this DTC Global Security or (b) being a person having a special relationship with the Issuer as described in Article 6, paragraph 4 of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation of Japan (Act No. 26 of 1957, as amended)(a "specially-related party of the Issuer"); or

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) to, or to a third party on behalf of, any beneficial owner of this DTC Global Security that would otherwise be exempt from any such withholding or deduction but that fails to comply with any applicable requirement to provide the Interest Recipient Information (as defined in paragraph 2(b)) or to submit the Written Application for Tax Exemption (as defined in paragraph 2(b)) to the Fiscal Agent (as defined in paragraph 3), or whose Interest Recipient Information is not duly communicated through the Participant (as defined in paragraph 2(b)) and the relevant international clearing organization to the Fiscal Agent; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) to, or to a third party on behalf of, any beneficial owner of this DTC Global Security that is for Japanese tax purposes treated as an individual resident of Japan or a Japanese corporation (except for (A) a Designated Financial Institution (as defined in paragraph 2(b)) that complies with the requirement to provide the Interest Recipient Information or to submit a Written Application for Tax Exemption and (B) an individual resident of Japan or a Japanese corporation that duly notifies the Fiscal Agent of its status as not being subject to Taxes to be withheld or deducted by the Issuer by reason of such resident or Japanese corporation receiving interest on this DTC Global Security through a payment handling agent in Japan appointed by it); or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) more than 30 days after the Relevant Date (as defined in this paragraph 2(a)), except to the extent that any beneficial owner of this DTC Global Security would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts for payment at the expiration of such 30-day period.

As used herein, the "Relevant Date" means the date on which such payment first becomes due, except that, if the amount of the monies payable has not been received by the Fiscal Agent on or prior to such due date, it means the date on which, the full amount of such monies having been so received, notice to that effect shall have been duly published as set forth in paragraph 6.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For the purpose of sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii) above:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) where this DTC Global Security is held through a certain participant of an international clearing organization or a certain financial intermediary (each, a "Participant"), in order to receive payments free of withholding or deduction by the Issuer for, or on account of Taxes, if the relevant beneficial owner of this DTC Global Security is (A) an individual non-resident of Japan or a non-Japanese corporation (other than a specially-related party of the Issuer) or (B) a Japanese financial institution falling under certain categories prescribed by the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation of Japan, and the cabinet order (Cabinet Order No. 43 of March 31, 1957, as amended) thereunder (together with ministerial ordinances and other regulations thereunder, the "Act") (a "Designated Financial Institution"), all in accordance with the Act, such beneficial owner shall, at the time of entrusting a Participant with the custody of this DTC Global Security, provide certain information prescribed by the Act to enable the Participant to establish that such beneficial owner is exempted from the requirement for Taxes to be withheld or deducted (the "Interest Recipient Information") and advise the Participant if such beneficial owner ceases to be so exempted (including the case where the beneficial owner who is an individual non-resident of Japan or a non-Japanese corporation became a specially-related party of the Issuer); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) where this DTC Global Security is not held by a Participant, in order to receive payments free of withholding or deduction by the Issuer for, or on account of, Taxes, if the relevant beneficial owner of this DTC Global Security is (A) an individual non-resident of Japan or a non-Japanese corporation (other than a specially-related party of the Issuer) or (B) a Designated Financial Institution, all in accordance with the Act, such beneficial owner shall, prior to each time on which it receives interest, submit to the Fiscal Agent a written application for tax exemption from withholding tax (*Hikazei Tekiyo Shinkokusho*) (a "Written Application for Tax Exemption") in the form obtainable from the Fiscal Agent stating, among other things, the name and address (and, if applicable, the Japanese individual or corporation ID number) of such beneficial owner, the title of this DTC Global Security, the relevant interest payment date, the amount of interest and the fact that such beneficial owner is qualified to submit the Written Application for Tax Exemption, together with the documentary evidence regarding its identity and residence.

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Any reference in this DTC Global Security or the guarantee of Japan in the form provided in the Fiscal Agency Agreement to principal or interest shall be deemed also to refer to any Additional Amount which may be payable under this paragraph 2.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. This DTC Global Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Issuer (herein called the "Securities"), issued in accordance with the Fiscal Agency Agreement (the "Fiscal Agency Agreement"), dated as of May 20, 2026 (New York City time)/May 21, 2026 (Tokyo time), entered into by and among the Issuer, Japan, MUFG Bank, Ltd., London Branch, as Fiscal Agent, Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as the U.S. representative of the Fiscal Agent, Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent (the "U.S. Representative"), with respect to the Securities, copies of which Fiscal Agency Agreement are on file and available for inspection at the office of the U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent at 2 Concourse Pkwy NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, Georgia 30328. MUFG Bank, Ltd., London Branch, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, in its capacity as U.S. Representative, and their successors as Fiscal Agent are herein called the "Fiscal Agent". This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, limited in aggregate principal amount to $1,000,000,000 (one billion U.S. dollars) outstanding at any one time (which amount may be increased as provided in the Fiscal Agency Agreement). The Securities are issuable only as fully registered Securities without coupons in denominations of $200,000 and integral multiples of $2,000 in excess thereof. In acting under the Fiscal Agency Agreement, the Fiscal Agent is acting solely as agent for the Issuer and Japan and does not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with the Registered Holder of this DTC Global Security except as specifically described below. As used herein, the term "Registered Holder" of a Security means the person in whose name such Security is registered in the Security Register (as defined in paragraph 9).

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Fiscal Agency Agreement or this DTC Global Security, this DTC Global Security may be transferred to, or exchanged for Securities in definitive registered form registered in the name of, a person other than DTC, a nominee of DTC or a successor of DTC or its nominee if (i) DTC (a) notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for such DTC Global Security or (b) ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 at a time when it is required to be, and in either such case (a) or (b) a successor depositary is not appointed by the Issuer within 90 days after receiving such notice or becoming aware that DTC is no longer so registered or (ii) the Issuer in its sole discretion, instructs the Fiscal Agent in writing that a DTC Global Security shall be so transferable and exchangeable. Securities in definitive registered form issued in exchange for this DTC Global Security will be registered in such names as an authorized representative of DTC, pursuant to instructions that direct or indirect Participants in DTC shall request, and issued in denominations of $200,000 and integral multiples of $2,000 in excess thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. This DTC Global Security is subject to retirement or redemption as hereinafter provided. Redemption of this DTC Global Security pursuant to this paragraph 4 shall be made upon the notice, in the manner and with the effect hereinafter set forth.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. In order to provide for the payment of principal of and interest on the Securities as the same shall become due, the Issuer does hereby agree to pay to the Fiscal Agent at its office in London, in U.S. dollars, the amounts set forth below in this paragraph, to be applied by the Fiscal Agent as hereinafter set forth:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Issuer shall pay to the Fiscal Agent semi-annually on a date not later than each interest payment date (or such other date when interest is payable, as provided in paragraph 8(b)) an amount sufficient to pay the interest becoming due on all Securities on such interest payment date.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) On a date not later than the redemption or maturity date (or such other date when principal is payable as provided in paragraph 8(b)) of this DTC Global Security, the Issuer shall pay to the Fiscal Agent an amount which, together with any monies then held by the Fiscal Agent and available for the purpose, shall be equal to the entire amount of principal and interest to be due on such redemption or maturity date on the Securities called for redemption or then outstanding.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) As early as practicable on each interest payment date and on the redemption or maturity date (or on such other date on which interest or principal is payable, as provided in paragraph 8(b)), the Fiscal Agent shall from funds paid to it by the Issuer pay, or procure the payment of, the U.S. dollar amount due in respect of Securities represented by this DTC Global Security by check or by wire transfer of same day funds for value on the due date for payment to DTC for payment pro rata to the relevant accountholders in accordance with DTC's settlement procedures.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. The Securities (including this DTC Global Security) may be redeemed for cash at the option of the Issuer in whole, but not in part, on not more than sixty (60) days' and not less than thirty (30) days' irrevocable notice to the Registered Holders of the Securities, at a redemption price for each Security equal to the principal amount thereof, together with accrued interest to the date fixed by the Issuer for redemption and any Additional Amounts, if the Issuer determines and certifies to the Fiscal Agent immediately prior to the giving of the notice that, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws or treaties (or any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of Japan (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of Japan) affecting any Taxes, or any change in official position regarding the application or interpretation of these laws, treaties, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction), which change, amendment, application or interpretation becomes effective on or after May 28, 2026, the Issuer is, or on the next interest payment date would be, required to pay any Additional Amounts for the Securities that cannot be avoided by measures reasonably available to the Issuer; provided that no notice of redemption shall be given earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer would be obligated to make the withholding if a payment in respect of the Securities were then due. Prior to the publication and sending of any notice of redemption of the Securities pursuant to the foregoing, the Issuer will deliver to the Fiscal Agent an opinion of independent counsel of recognized standing or an opinion of a tax consultant of recognized standing to the effect that the circumstances referred to above exist. The Fiscal Agent shall accept such opinion of counsel or tax consultant, as the case may be, as sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions precedent described above, and it shall be conclusive and binding on the Registered Holders of the Securities.

Notice of intention to redeem the Securities, specifying the redemption date and the place or places where the redemption price will be paid, shall be given by publication in a daily newspaper in the English language, of general circulation in The City of New York (expected to be the Wall Street Journal) and in a daily newspaper in the English language of general circulation in London, England (expected to be the Financial Times), at least once prior to the redemption date, such publication to be not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the redemption date, provided that for so long as the Securities are held in book-entry form such notices may be given by delivery of the relevant notice to DTC, Euroclear Bank SA/NV or Clearstream Banking S.A., for communication by them to their respective Participants in substitution for publication in any such newspaper. In case, by reason of the temporary or permanent suspension of the publication or general circulation of any newspaper or by reason of any other cause, it shall be impossible or impracticable to publish such notice in the manner herein provided, then such method of publication in lieu thereof as shall be approved by the Fiscal Agent shall constitute a sufficient publication of such notice. Notice having been so given, the Securities so called for redemption shall become due and payable on the redemption date so designated at the redemption price, and upon surrender thereof, the Securities will be paid at the redemption price together with all accrued interest (unless the redemption date is a date for the payment of interest) in U.S. dollars, to the person in whose name the Security is registered at 6:00 P.M., New York City time, on the fifteenth day before the redemption occurs at the place or places specified in such notice. From and after the redemption date, if monies for the redemption of all the Securities to be redeemed shall have been available at the office of the Fiscal Agent for redemption on the redemption date, the Securities so called for redemption shall cease to bear interest and the only right of the Registered Holders of the Securities shall be to receive payment of the redemption price in accordance with the terms of such Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. This DTC Global Security will become void unless presented for payment within a period of ten years from the Relevant Date (as defined in paragraph 2(a)).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8. (a) In the event of a default by the Issuer (i) in the payment when due of principal of or interest on any of the Securities and the continuance of such default for a period of thirty (30) days, or (ii) in the performance of any other covenant contained in the Securities and the continuance of such default for a period of ninety (90) days after written notice thereof to the Issuer from the Registered Holder of this DTC Global Security shall have been received by the Fiscal Agent, then in any such case the principal amount of this DTC Global Security shall, at the option of and upon written demand to the Fiscal Agent at said office by the Registered Holder hereof, mature and become due and payable upon the date that such written demand is received by the Fiscal Agent, unless prior to such date the Issuer shall have cured all such defaults in respect of all the Securities. Any amount of interest or principal so in default in respect of this DTC Global Security shall bear interest (if, and to the extent permitted by law) at the rate specified in the title of this DTC Global Security until such default shall have been cured.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If a date for payment of principal or interest on this DTC Global Security falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the related payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest may be made on the next succeeding Business Day as if made on the date the payment was due and no interest will accrue in respect of such delay. For purposes of this paragraph 8(b), "Business Day" means any day on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments and are open for general business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in (a) the relevant place of payment and (b) The City of New York, London and Tokyo.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9. The transfer of this DTC Global Security is registrable on the Security Register (as herein defined) upon surrender of this DTC Global Security for registration at the office of the U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in a form approved by the Fiscal Agent duly executed by, the Registered Holder hereof or such Registered Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing. The Issuer, Japan and the Fiscal Agent may deem and treat the Registered Holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof (notwithstanding any notice of ownership or writing hereon made by anyone) for the purpose of receiving payment hereon and for all other purposes, whether or not this DTC Global Security shall be overdue. Upon surrender of this DTC Global Security by an authorized representative of DTC, for registration of transfer, the Issuer shall execute, and the Fiscal Agent shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount, and registered in such name or names as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC, dated the date of authentication thereof and bearing the guarantee of Japan in the form provided in the Fiscal Agency Agreement. The Issuer covenants that, until the Agency Maintenance Termination Date, it will at all times maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an office or agency for the transfer and registration of transfers, as aforesaid, of Securities and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer or Japan in respect of the Securities and the Fiscal Agency Agreement may be served. The Issuer has appointed the Fiscal Agent (acting through its U.S. Representative) as its agent for such purpose. The Issuer has also agreed to cause to be kept at the office of the Fiscal Agent in London a register (the register maintained in such office being herein sometimes referred to as the "Security Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Issuer shall provide for such registration of transfers.

In the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Fiscal Agency Agreement, Securities may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of authorized denominations bearing the guarantee of Japan in the form provided in the Fiscal Agency Agreement. The Issuer covenants that until the Agency Maintenance Termination Date, it will at all times maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, where Securities may be surrendered in exchange for Securities in other authorized denominations in accordance with the terms hereof and of the Fiscal Agency Agreement. The Issuer has appointed the Fiscal Agent (acting through its U.S. Representative) as its agent for such purpose.

Neither the Fiscal Agent nor any transfer agent will be required to (i) exchange or register the transfer of any Security selected for redemption; or (ii) exchange or register the transfer of any Security for the period from the record date preceding the due date for any payment to the payment date with respect to such Security.

All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer guaranteed by Japan evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. Any new DTC Global Security delivered pursuant to this paragraph 9 shall be so dated that neither gain nor loss of interest shall result from such registration or exchange.

No service charge shall be made for any such transfer, exchange or registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Issuer, Japan or the Fiscal Agent (and any other agent appointed by the Issuer pursuant to Section 2 of the Fiscal Agency Agreement) may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer, stamp or other tax or other governmental charge required to be paid in connection therewith.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10. In case this DTC Global Security shall at any time become mutilated or destroyed or stolen or lost then, provided that this DTC Global Security, or evidence of the destruction, theft or loss thereof (together with the indemnity hereinafter referred to and such other documents or proof as may be required in the premises) shall be delivered to the Fiscal Agent or its U.S. Representative, a replacement DTC Global Security of like tenor and principal amount and bearing the guarantee of Japan in the form provided in the Fiscal Agency Agreement will be issued by the Issuer and, at its request, authenticated and delivered by the Fiscal Agent in exchange for the DTC Global Security so mutilated, or in lieu of the DTC Global Security destroyed or stolen or lost; and provided further that, in the case of destroyed, stolen or lost Securities, the Issuer, Japan and the Fiscal Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to them that such Securities were destroyed, stolen or lost, and shall also have received an indemnity satisfactory to each of them. All expenses and reasonable charges associated with procuring such indemnity and with the preparation, authentication and delivery of a replacement DTC Global Security shall be borne by the Registered Holder of the DTC Global Security mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost. Upon the issuance of any replacement DTC Global Security under this paragraph 10, the Issuer, Japan or the Fiscal Agent may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer, stamp or other tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Fiscal Agent) connected therewith. In case such mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost DTC Global Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new DTC Global Security, pay or cause to be paid such DTC Global Security.

Every replacement DTC Global Security issued pursuant to this paragraph 10 in exchange for or in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost DTC Global Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Issuer guaranteed by Japan, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost DTC Global Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone. Any replacement DTC Global Security delivered pursuant to this paragraph 10 shall be so dated that neither gain nor loss of interest shall result from such replacement.

The provisions of this paragraph 10 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11. Subject to paragraph 13, the Issuer hereby certifies and declares that all acts, conditions and things required to be done and performed and to have happened precedent to the creation and issuance of this DTC Global Security and its guarantee by Japan, and to constitute the same the valid obligations of the Issuer and of Japan, respectively, in accordance with their terms, have been done and performed and have happened in due and strict compliance with the applicable laws of Japan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12. The Fiscal Agency Agreement may be modified or amended by the Issuer, Japan and the Fiscal Agent, and the terms and conditions of the Securities may be modified or amended by the Issuer and Japan, without the consent of the Registered Holder of any DTC Global Security for the purpose of adding to the covenants of the Issuer or Japan for the benefit of the Registered Holders, surrendering any right or power conferred upon the Issuer or Japan, securing the Securities pursuant to the requirements of the Securities or otherwise, curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision therein, or in any manner which the Issuer, Japan and the Fiscal Agent may mutually deem necessary or desirable, which, in the case of the Fiscal Agency Agreement, shall not be inconsistent with the Securities, and which shall not adversely affect the interests of the Registered Holders of the Securities in any material respect, to all of which each Registered Holder of any DTC Global Security shall, by acceptance thereof, consent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13. This DTC Global Security shall not become valid or obligatory for any purpose unless and until this DTC Global Security has been authenticated by U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, or its successor, as U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14. This DTC Global Security shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York except with respect to its authorization and execution by the Issuer and any other matters required to be governed by the laws of Japan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15. As more fully set forth in the Fiscal Agency Agreement, the Issuer has appointed the U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent for the time being as its authorized agent upon which process may be served in any action arising out of or based on the Securities or the Fiscal Agency Agreement which may be instituted in any State or Federal court in The City of New York by the Registered Holder of this DTC Global Security, and the Issuer hereby expressly accepts the jurisdiction of any such court in respect of such action. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until the Agency Maintenance Termination Date, unless and until a successor U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent or successor Fiscal Agent shall have been appointed by the Issuer as its authorized agent for such purpose and such successor U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent or successor Fiscal Agent shall have accepted such appointment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action arising out of or based on the Securities may be instituted by the Registered Holder of this DTC Global Security in any competent court in Japan. The Issuer hereby waives irrevocably any immunity to which it might otherwise be entitled in any action based on the Securities which may be instituted by the Registered Holder of this DTC Global Security in any State or Federal court in The City of New York or in any competent court in Japan. This waiver is intended to be effective upon execution of this DTC Global Security without any further act by the Issuer before any such court, and introduction of this DTC Global Security into evidence shall be final and conclusive evidence of such waiver.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this DTC Global Security to be executed with the official seal or the signature of the President or a duly authorized agent of the Issuer in Tokyo, Japan or the facsimile signature of the President or a duly authorized agent of the Issuer in The City of New York, State of New York, United States of America.

Dated: May 28, 2026

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| JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY | JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY | JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY |
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|  | Name: | TANAKA Akihiko |
|  | Title: | President |

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Form of Certificate of Authentication

This is one of the Securities within referred to. The undersigned hereby represents that it has not authenticated Securities in excess of an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000,000 (other than Securities issued in exchange for and upon the cancellation of a like aggregate principal amount of other Securities, and Securities issued in lieu of destroyed, stolen or lost Securities).

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| U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION<br> as U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent | U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION<br> as U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent |
| By | |
|  | Authorized Signatory |

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SCHEDULE TO THE DTC GLOBAL SECURITY

JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.375% Guaranteed Bonds due May 28, 2031

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| **Initial Principal<br> Amount** | | **Additional Principal<br> Amount** | | **Aggregate Principal<br> Amount** | **Authorization** |
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EXHIBIT A-2

(FORM OF INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL SECURITY)

UNLESS AND UNTIL THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IS EXCHANGED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY, THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.

INTEREST PAYMENTS ON THIS SECURITY WILL BE SUBJECT TO JAPANESE WITHHOLDING TAX UNLESS IT IS ESTABLISHED THAT THE SECURITY IS HELD BY OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A BENEFICIAL OWNER THAT IS (I) FOR JAPANESE TAX PURPOSES, NEITHER (X) AN INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT OF JAPAN OR A JAPANESE CORPORATION, NOR (Y) AN INDIVIDUAL NON-RESIDENT OF JAPAN OR A NON-JAPANESE CORPORATION THAT IN EITHER CASE IS A PERSON HAVING A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ISSUER AS DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE 6, PARAGRAPH (4) OF THE ACT ON SPECIAL MEASURES CONCERNING TAXATION OF JAPAN (A "SPECIALLY-RELATED PARTY OF THE ISSUER"), (II) A DESIGNATED JAPANESE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE 6, PARAGRAPH (11) OF THE ACT ON SPECIAL MEASURES CONCERNING TAXATION OF JAPAN WHICH COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENT FOR TAX EXEMPTION UNDER THAT PARAGRAPH, OR (III) A PUBLIC CORPORATION, A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OR A FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS BUSINESS OPERATOR, ETC. DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE 3-3, PARAGRAPH (6) OF THE ACT ON SPECIAL MEASURES CONCERNING TAXATION OF JAPAN WHICH COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENT FOR TAX EXEMPTION UNDER THAT PARAGRAPH.

INTEREST PAYMENTS ON THIS SECURITY TO AN INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT OF JAPAN, TO A JAPANESE CORPORATION (EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH), OR TO AN INDIVIDUAL NON-RESIDENT OF JAPAN OR A NON-JAPANESE CORPORATION THAT IN EITHER CASE IS A SPECIALLY-RELATED PARTY OF THE ISSUER WILL BE SUBJECT TO DEDUCTION IN RESPECT OF JAPANESE INCOME TAX AT A RATE OF CURRENTLY 15.315 PER CENTUM OF THE AMOUNT OF SUCH INTEREST.

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| No. E-<u> </u> | $<u> </u> |

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ISIN: XS3338315032<br> Common Code: 333831503

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JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.375% Guaranteed Bonds due May 28, 2031

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (herein called the "Issuer"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to MUFG Nominees (UK) Limited, or registered assigns, the principal sum of _____ U.S. dollars or such other aggregate principal amount as may be shown in the Schedule hereto on May 28, 2031, and to pay to the Registered Holder (as defined in paragraph 3) of this International Global Security interest on said principal sum from May 28, 2026 or from the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually in arrears on May 28 and November 28 in each year, commencing November 28, 2026 at the rate of four and three eighths per centum (4.375%) per annum, until payment of said principal sum has been made or duly provided for. The interest so payable on any May 28 and November 28, together with any Additional Amounts (as defined in paragraph 2) payable as set out herein, will be paid to the person in whose name this International Global Security is registered at 6:00 P.M., New York City time, on the fifteenth day before such interest payment occurs (the "record date"), whether or not the record date is a business day. Whenever it is necessary to compute any amount of interest in respect of the Securities (as defined in paragraph 3), that interest will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

Payments on this International Global Security will be made in accordance with any laws, regulations or administrative practices applicable to the Issuer and the paying agent(s) in respect thereof, including the requirements applicable under Japanese tax law. Payment of the principal of and interest on this International Global Security shall be made in immediately available funds in the lawful money of the United States of America ("U.S. dollars" or "$") as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. Payments of principal of this International Global Security shall be made upon surrender of this International Global Security at the office of the Fiscal Agent (as defined in paragraph 3) in London or, subject to applicable laws and regulations, at such other place or places as are designated by the Issuer, by U.S. dollar check, or by wire transfer to an account maintained by the payee, and payments of interest on this International Global Security shall be made, in accordance with the foregoing and subject to the provisions hereof and to applicable laws and regulations, by check mailed on the due date for such payment to the Registered Holder hereof at the address of the Registered Holder listed in the Security Register (as defined in paragraph 9) or, upon written notice to the Fiscal Agent by such Registered Holder no later than the record date for such payment, by wire transfer to an account of the Registered Holder.

In the Fiscal Agency Agreement (as defined in paragraph 3), the Issuer and Japan have agreed that until the date on which the Securities (as defined in paragraph 3) shall have been delivered to the Fiscal Agent for cancellation, or become due and payable and monies sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all of the Securities shall have been made available for payment and either paid or returned to the Issuer or Japan as provided herein (the "Agency Maintenance Termination Date"), the Issuer and Japan will at all times maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, where Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. (a) All payments of principal and interest by the Issuer in respect of this International Global Security will be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of Japan, or any authority therein or thereof having power to tax ("Taxes"), unless the withholding or deduction of such Taxes is required by law. In that event, the Issuer will pay such additional amounts ("Additional Amounts") as may be necessary in order that the net amounts received by any beneficial owner of this International Global Security after such withholding or deduction shall equal the respective amounts of principal and interest which would have been receivable in respect of this International Global Security in the absence of such withholding or deduction, except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable with respect to this International Global Security;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) to, or to a third party on behalf of, any beneficial owner of this International Global Security that is an individual non-resident of Japan or a non-Japanese corporation and is liable for such Taxes in respect of this International Global Security by reason of such beneficial owner's (a) having some connection with Japan other than the mere holding of, or the enforcement of its rights under, this International Global Security or (b) being a person having a special relationship with the Issuer as described in Article 6, paragraph 4 of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation of Japan (Act No. 26 of 1957, as amended)(a "specially-related party of the Issuer"); or

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) to, or to a third party on behalf of, any beneficial owner of this International Global Security that would otherwise be exempt from any such withholding or deduction but that fails to comply with any applicable requirement to provide the Interest Recipient Information (as defined in paragraph 2(b)) or to submit the Written Application for Tax Exemption (as defined in paragraph 2(b)) to the Fiscal Agent (as defined in paragraph 3), or whose Interest Recipient Information is not duly communicated through the Participant (as defined in paragraph 2(b)) and Euroclear Bank SA/NV ("Euroclear") or Clearstream Banking S.A. ("Clearstream") to the Fiscal Agent; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) to, or to a third party on behalf of, any beneficial owner of this International Global Security that is for Japanese tax purposes treated as an individual resident of Japan or a Japanese corporation (except for (A) a Designated Financial Institution (as defined in paragraph 2(b)) that complies with the requirement to provide the Interest Recipient Information or to submit a Written Application for Tax Exemption and (B) an individual resident of Japan or a Japanese corporation that duly notifies the Fiscal Agent of its status as not being subject to Taxes to be withheld or deducted by the Issuer by reason of such resident or Japanese corporation receiving interest on this International Global Security through a payment handling agent in Japan appointed by it); or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) more than 30 days after the Relevant Date (as defined in this paragraph 2(a)), except to the extent that any beneficial owner of this International Global Security would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts for payment at the expiration of such 30-day period.

As used herein, the "Relevant Date" means the date on which such payment first becomes due, except that, if the amount of the monies payable has not been received by the Fiscal Agent on or prior to such due date, it means the date on which, the full amount of such monies having been so received, notice to that effect shall have been duly published as set forth in paragraph 6.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For the purpose of sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii) above:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) where this International Global Security is held through a certain participant of Euroclear or Clearstream or a certain financial intermediary (each, a "Participant"), in order to receive payments free of withholding or deduction by the Issuer for, or on account of Taxes, if the relevant beneficial owner of this International Global Security is (A) an individual non-resident of Japan or a non-Japanese corporation (other than a specially-related party of the Issuer) or (B) a Japanese financial institution falling under certain categories prescribed by the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation of Japan, and the cabinet order (Cabinet Order No. 43 of March 31, 1957, as amended) thereunder (together with ministerial ordinances and other regulations thereunder, the "Act") (a "Designated Financial Institution"), all in accordance with the Act, such beneficial owner shall, at the time of entrusting a Participant with the custody of this International Global Security, provide certain information prescribed by the Act to enable the Participant to establish that such beneficial owner is exempted from the requirement for Taxes to be withheld or deducted (the "Interest Recipient Information") and advise the Participant if such beneficial owner ceases to be so exempted (including the case where the beneficial owner who is an individual non-resident of Japan or a non-Japanese corporation became a specially-related party of the Issuer); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) where this International Global Security is not held by a Participant, in order to receive payments free of withholding or deduction by the Issuer for, or on account of, Taxes, if the relevant beneficial owner of this International Global Security is (A) an individual non-resident of Japan or a non-Japanese corporation (other than a specially-related party of the Issuer) or (B) a Designated Financial Institution, all in accordance with the Act, such beneficial owner shall, prior to each time on which it receives interest, submit to the Fiscal Agent a written application for tax exemption from withholding tax (*Hikazei Tekiyo Shinkokusho*) (a "Written Application for Tax Exemption") in the form obtainable from the Fiscal Agent stating, among other things, the name and address (and, if applicable, the Japanese individual or corporation ID number) of such beneficial owner, the title of this International Global Security, the relevant interest payment date, the amount of interest and the fact that such beneficial owner is qualified to submit the Written Application for Tax Exemption, together with the documentary evidence regarding its identity and residence.

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Any reference in this International Global Security or the guarantee of Japan in the form provided in the Fiscal Agency Agreement to principal or interest shall be deemed also to refer to any Additional Amount which may be payable under this paragraph 2.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. This International Global Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Issuer (herein called the "Securities"), issued in accordance with the Fiscal Agency Agreement (the "Fiscal Agency Agreement"), dated as of May 20, 2026 (New York City time)/May 21, 2026 (Tokyo time), entered into by and among the Issuer, Japan, MUFG Bank, Ltd., London Branch, as Fiscal Agent, Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as the U.S. representative of the Fiscal Agent, Principal Paying Agent and Transfer Agent (the "U.S. Representative"), with respect to the Securities, copies of which Fiscal Agency Agreement are on file and available for inspection at the office of the Fiscal Agent at Ropemaker Place, 25 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9AN. MUFG Bank, Ltd., London Branch, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, in its capacity as U.S. Representative, and their successors as Fiscal Agent are herein called the "Fiscal Agent". This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, limited in aggregate principal amount to $1,000,000,000 (one billion U.S. dollars) outstanding at any one time (which amount may be increased as provided in the Fiscal Agency Agreement). The Securities are issuable only as fully registered Securities without coupons in denominations of $200,000 and integral multiples of $2,000 in excess thereof. In acting under the Fiscal Agency Agreement, the Fiscal Agent is acting solely as agent for the Issuer and Japan and does not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with the Registered Holder of this International Global Security except as specifically described below. As used herein, the term "Registered Holder" of a Security means the person in whose name such Security is registered in the Security Register (as defined in paragraph 9).

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Fiscal Agency Agreement or this International Global Security, this International Global Security may be transferred to, or exchanged for Securities in definitive registered form registered in the name of, a person other than a common depositary for Euroclear and Clearstream, a nominee of a common depositary for Euroclear and Clearstream or successor of a common depositary for Euroclear and Clearstream or its nominee if (i) Euroclear or Clearstream notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for such International Global Security and a successor depositary is not appointed by the Issuer within 90 days after receiving such notice, or (ii) the Issuer, in its sole discretion, instructs the Fiscal Agent in writing that the International Global Security shall be so transferable and exchangeable. Securities in definitive registered form issued in exchange for this International Global Security will be registered in such names as an authorized representative of the common depositary for Euroclear and Clearstream, pursuant to instructions that direct or indirect Participants in Euroclear or Clearstream shall request, and issued in denominations of $200,000 and integral multiples of $2,000 in excess thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. This International Global Security is subject to retirement or redemption as hereinafter provided. Redemption of this International Global Security pursuant to this paragraph 4 shall be made upon the notice, in the manner and with the effect hereinafter set forth.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. In order to provide for the payment of principal of and interest on the Securities as the same shall become due, the Issuer does hereby agree to pay to the Fiscal Agent at its office in London in U.S. dollars, the amounts set forth below in this paragraph, to be applied by the Fiscal Agent as hereinafter set forth:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Issuer shall pay to the Fiscal Agent semi-annually on a date not later than each interest payment date (or such other date when interest is payable, as provided in paragraph 8(b)) an amount sufficient to pay the interest becoming due on all Securities on such interest payment date.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) On a date not later than the redemption or maturity date (or such other date when principal is payable as provided in paragraph 8(b)) of this International Global Security, the Issuer shall pay to the Fiscal Agent an amount which, together with any monies then held by the Fiscal Agent and available for the purpose, shall be equal to the entire amount of principal and interest to be due on such redemption or maturity date on the Securities called for redemption or then outstanding.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) As early as practicable on each interest payment date and on the redemption or maturity date (or on such other date on which interest or principal is payable, as provided in paragraph 8(b)), the Fiscal Agent shall from funds paid to it by the Issuer pay, or procure the payment of, the U.S. dollar amount due in respect of Securities represented by this International Global Security by check or by wire transfer of same day funds for value on the due date for payment to the Registered Holder of this International Global Security for payment pro rata to the owners of beneficial ownership interests in the Securities represented by this International Global Security in accordance with Euroclear and Clearstream's settlement procedures.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. The Securities (including this International Global Security) may be redeemed for cash at the option of the Issuer in whole, but not in part, on not more than sixty (60) days' and not less than thirty (30) days' irrevocable notice to the Registered Holders of the Securities, at a redemption price for each Security equal to the principal amount thereof, together with accrued interest to the date fixed by the Issuer for redemption and any Additional Amounts, if the Issuer determines and certifies to the Fiscal Agent immediately prior to the giving of the notice that, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws or treaties (or any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of Japan (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of Japan) affecting any Taxes, or any change in official position regarding the application or interpretation of these laws, treaties, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction), which change, amendment, application or interpretation becomes effective on or after May 28, 2026, the Issuer is, or on the next interest payment date would be, required to pay any Additional Amounts for the Securities that cannot be avoided by measures reasonably available to the Issuer; provided that no notice of redemption shall be given earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer would be obligated to make the withholding if a payment in respect of the Securities were then due. Prior to the publication and sending of any notice of redemption of the Securities pursuant to the foregoing, the Issuer will deliver to the Fiscal Agent an opinion of independent counsel of recognized standing or an opinion of a tax consultant of recognized standing to the effect that the circumstances referred to above exist. The Fiscal Agent shall accept such opinion of counsel or tax consultant, as the case may be, as sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions precedent described above, and it shall be conclusive and binding on the Registered Holders of the Securities.

Notice of intention to redeem the Securities, specifying the redemption date and the place or places where the redemption price will be paid, shall be given by publication in a daily newspaper in the English language, of general circulation in The City of New York (expected to be the Wall Street Journal) and in a daily newspaper in the English language of general circulation in London, England (expected to be the Financial Times), at least once prior to the redemption date, such publication to be not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the redemption date, provided that for so long as the Securities are held in book-entry form such notices may be given by delivery of the relevant notice to The Depository Trust Company, Euroclear and Clearstream, for communication by them to their respective Participants in substitution for publication in any such newspaper. In case, by reason of the temporary or permanent suspension of the publication or general circulation of any newspaper or by reason of any other cause, it shall be impossible or impracticable to publish such notice in the manner herein provided, then such method of publication in lieu thereof as shall be approved by the Fiscal Agent shall constitute a sufficient publication of such notice. Notice having been so given, the Securities so called for redemption shall become due and payable on the redemption date so designated at the redemption price, and upon surrender thereof, the Securities will be paid at the redemption price together with all accrued interest (unless the redemption date is a date for the payment of interest) in U.S. dollars, to the person in whose name the Security is registered at 6:00 P.M., New York City time, on the fifteenth day before the redemption occurs at the place or places specified in such notice. From and after the redemption date, if monies for the redemption of all the Securities to be redeemed shall have been available at the office of the Fiscal Agent for redemption on the redemption date, the Securities so called for redemption shall cease to bear interest and the only right of the Registered Holders of the Securities shall be to receive payment of the redemption price in accordance with the terms of such Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. This International Global Security will become void unless presented for payment within a period of ten years from the Relevant Date (as defined in paragraph 2(a)).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8. (a) In the event of a default by the Issuer (i) in the payment when due of principal of or interest on any of the Securities and the continuance of such default for a period of thirty (30) days, or (ii) in the performance of any other covenant contained in the Securities and the continuance of such default for a period of ninety (90) days after written notice thereof to the Issuer from the Registered Holder of this International Global Security shall have been received by the Fiscal Agent, then in any such case the principal amount of this International Global Security shall, at the option of and upon written demand to the Fiscal Agent at said office by the Registered Holder hereof, mature and become due and payable upon the date that such written demand is received by the Fiscal Agent, unless prior to such date the Issuer shall have cured all such defaults in respect of all the Securities. Any amount of interest or principal so in default in respect of this International Global Security shall bear interest (if, and to the extent permitted by law) at the rate specified in the title of this International Global Security until such default shall have been cured.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If a date for payment of principal or interest on this International Global Security falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the related payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest may be made on the next succeeding Business Day as if made on the date the payment was due and no interest will accrue in respect of such delay. For purposes of this paragraph 8(b), "Business Day" means any day on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments and are open for general business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in (a) the relevant place of payment and (b) The City of New York, London and Tokyo.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9. The transfer of this International Global Security is registrable on the Security Register (as herein defined) upon surrender of this International Global Security for registration at the office of the Fiscal Agent duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in a form approved by the Fiscal Agent duly executed by, the Registered Holder hereof or such Registered Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing. Upon surrender of this International Global Security for registration of transfer by the Registered Holder hereof, the Issuer shall execute, and the Fiscal Agent shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount, and registered in such name or names as may be requested by the Registered Holder hereof, dated the date of authentication thereof and bearing the guarantee of Japan in the form provided in the Fiscal Agency Agreement. The Issuer, Japan and the Fiscal Agent may deem and treat the Registered Holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof (notwithstanding any notice of ownership or writing hereon made by anyone) for the purpose of receiving payment hereon and for all other purposes, whether or not this International Global Security shall be overdue. The Issuer covenants that, until the Agency Maintenance Termination Date, it will at all times maintain in London an office or agency for the transfer and registration of transfers, as aforesaid, of Securities and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer or Japan in respect of the Securities and the Fiscal Agency Agreement may be served. The Issuer has appointed the Fiscal Agent as its agent for such purpose. The Issuer has also agreed to cause to be kept at the office of the Fiscal Agent in London a register (the register maintained in such office being herein sometimes referred to as the "Security Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Issuer shall provide for such registration of transfers.

In the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Fiscal Agency Agreement, Securities may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of authorized denominations bearing the guarantee of Japan in the form provided in the Fiscal Agency Agreement. The Issuer covenants that until the Agency Maintenance Termination Date, it will at all times maintain an office or agency in London where Securities may be surrendered in exchange for Securities in other authorized denominations in accordance with the terms hereof and of the Fiscal Agency Agreement. The Issuer has appointed the Fiscal Agent as its agent for such purpose.

Neither the Fiscal Agent nor any transfer agent will be required to (i) exchange or register the transfer of any Security selected for redemption; or (ii) exchange or register the transfer of any Security for the period from the record date preceding the due date for any payment to the payment date with respect to such Security.

All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer guaranteed by Japan evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. Any new International Global Security delivered pursuant to this paragraph 9 shall be so dated that neither gain nor loss of interest shall result from such registration or exchange.

No service charge shall be made for any such transfer, exchange or registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Issuer, Japan or the Fiscal Agent (and any other agent appointed by the Issuer pursuant to Section 2 of the Fiscal Agency Agreement) may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer, stamp or other tax or other governmental charge required to be paid in connection therewith.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10. In case this International Global Security shall at any time become mutilated or destroyed or stolen or lost then, provided that this International Global Security, or evidence of the destruction, theft or loss thereof (together with the indemnity hereinafter referred to and such other documents or proof as may be required in the premises) shall be delivered to the Fiscal Agent or its U.S. Representative, a replacement International Global Security of like tenor and principal amount and bearing the guarantee of Japan in the form provided in the Fiscal Agency Agreement will be issued by the Issuer and, at its request, authenticated and delivered by the Fiscal Agent in exchange for the International Global Security so mutilated, or in lieu of the International Global Security destroyed or stolen or lost; and provided further that, in the case of destroyed, stolen or lost Securities, the Issuer, Japan and the Fiscal Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to them that such Securities were destroyed, stolen or lost, and shall also have received an indemnity satisfactory to each of them. All expenses and reasonable charges associated with procuring such indemnity and with the preparation, authentication and delivery of a replacement International Global Security shall be borne by the Registered Holder of the International Global Security mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost. Upon the issuance of any replacement International Global Security under this paragraph 10, the Issuer, Japan or the Fiscal Agent may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer, stamp or other tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Fiscal Agent) connected therewith. In case such mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost International Global Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new International Global Security, pay or cause to be paid such International Global Security.

Every replacement International Global Security issued pursuant to this paragraph 10 in exchange for or in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost International Global Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Issuer guaranteed by Japan, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost International Global Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone. Any replacement International Global Security delivered pursuant to this paragraph 10 shall be so dated that neither gain nor loss of interest shall result from such replacement.

The provisions of this paragraph 10 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11. Subject to paragraph 13, the Issuer hereby certifies and declares that all acts, conditions and things required to be done and performed and to have happened precedent to the creation and issuance of this International Global Security and its guarantee by Japan, and to constitute the same the valid obligations of the Issuer and of Japan, respectively, in accordance with their terms, have been done and performed and have happened in due and strict compliance with the applicable laws of Japan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12. The Fiscal Agency Agreement may be modified or amended by the Issuer, Japan and the Fiscal Agent, and the terms and conditions of the Securities may be modified or amended by the Issuer and Japan, without the consent of the Registered Holder of any International Global Security for the purpose of adding to the covenants of the Issuer or Japan for the benefit of the Registered Holders, surrendering any right or power conferred upon the Issuer or Japan, securing the Securities pursuant to the requirements of the Securities or otherwise, curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision therein, or in any manner which the Issuer, Japan and the Fiscal Agent may mutually deem necessary or desirable, which, in the case of the Fiscal Agency Agreement, shall not be inconsistent with the Securities, and which shall not adversely affect the interests of the Registered Holders of the Securities in any material respect, to all of which each Registered Holder of any International Global Security shall, by acceptance thereof, consent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13. This International Global Security shall not become valid or obligatory for any purpose unless and until this International Global Security has been authenticated by MUFG Bank, Ltd., London Branch, or its successor, as Fiscal Agent.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14. This International Global Security shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York except with respect to its authorization and execution by the Issuer and any other matters required to be governed by the laws of Japan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15. As more fully set forth in the Fiscal Agency Agreement, the Issuer has appointed the U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent for the time being as its authorized agent upon which process may be served in any action arising out of or based on the Securities or the Fiscal Agency Agreement which may be instituted in any State or Federal court in The City of New York by the Registered Holder of this International Global Security, and the Issuer hereby expressly accepts the jurisdiction of any such court in respect of such action. Such appointment shall be irrevocable until the Agency Maintenance Termination Date, unless and until a successor U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent or successor Fiscal Agent shall have been appointed by the Issuer as its authorized agent for such purpose and such successor U.S. Representative of the Fiscal Agent or successor Fiscal Agent shall have accepted such appointment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action arising out of or based on the Securities may be instituted by the Registered Holder of this International Global Security in any competent court in Japan. The Issuer hereby waives irrevocably any immunity to which it might otherwise be entitled in any action based on the Securities which may be instituted by the Registered Holder of this International Global Security in any State or Federal court in The City of New York or in any competent court in Japan. This waiver is intended to be effective upon execution of this International Global Security without any further act by the Issuer before any such court, and introduction of this International Global Security into evidence shall be final and conclusive evidence of such waiver.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this International Global Security to be executed with the official seal or the signature of the President or a duly authorized agent of the Issuer in Tokyo, Japan or the facsimile signature of the President or a duly authorized agent of the Issuer in The City of New York, State of New York, United States of America.

Dated: May 28, 2026

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| JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY | JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY | JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY |
| By | | |
|  | Name: | TANAKA Akihiko |
|  | Title: | President |

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Form of Certificate of Authentication

This is one of the Securities within referred to. The undersigned hereby represents that it has not authenticated Securities in excess of an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000,000 (other than Securities issued in exchange for and upon the cancellation of a like aggregate principal amount of other Securities, and Securities issued in lieu of destroyed, stolen or lost Securities).

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| MUFG BANK, LTD., LONDON BRANCH<br> as Fiscal Agent | MUFG BANK, LTD., LONDON BRANCH<br> as Fiscal Agent |
| By | |
|  | Authorized Signatory |

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SCHEDULE TO THE INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL SECURITY

JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.375% Guaranteed Bonds due May 28, 2031

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| **Initial Principal<br> Amount** | | **Additional Principal<br> Amount** | | **Aggregate Principal<br> Amount** | **Authorization** |
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EXHIBIT B

(FORM OF GUARANTEE FOR SECURITY)

GUARANTEE BY JAPAN

Japan hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the holder of the Security due and punctual payment of the principal of said Security, interest thereon and any Additional Amounts as defined in paragraph 2 of said Security, according to the tenor of said Security, as and when the same shall become due and payable; waives any requirement that the holder of said Security, in the event of any default in such payment by Japan International Cooperation Agency, first make demand upon or seek to enforce remedies against Japan International Cooperation Agency before demanding payment under, or seeking to enforce, this guarantee; covenants that this guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in said Security and this guarantee; and covenants that the guarantee herein contained shall be a general obligation of Japan, for the performance of which the full faith and credit of Japan is hereby pledged and shall rank *pari passu* in right of payment with all other general obligations of Japan without any preference one above the other by reason of priority of date of issue, currency of payment or otherwise.

This guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until the Security has been authenticated by or on behalf of MUFG Bank, Ltd., London Branch, or its successor as Fiscal Agent duly appointed by Japan International Cooperation Agency and Japan for such purpose.

This guarantee shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York except with respect to its authorization and execution by Japan and any other matters required to be governed by the laws of Japan.

Dated: May 28, 2026

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| JAPAN | JAPAN |
| By | |
| Name: | Name: |
|  | Authorized Signatory |

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## Exhibit 99.7

**Exhibit 7.E**

**EXPENSES**

Expenses payable, other than underwriting commissions, by JICA in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities are estimated as follows (yen amounts have been translated into U.S. dollar amounts using the exchange rate of JPY 159.04= U.S.$1.00, the spot buying rate quoted on the Tokyo Foreign Exchange on May 19, 2026, as reported by the Bank of Japan at 5:00 p.m., Tokyo time):

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| Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee | $23477 |
| Fiscal Agent's fee, including printing and engraving the Securities | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;151000 |
| Printing expenses | 15500 |
| Legal fees and expenses | 100000 |
| Miscellaneous, including reimbursement in lieu of underwriters' expenses | 291723 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total | $581700 |

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## Exhibit 99.7

**Exhibit 7.F**

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| ![](tm2613727d1_ex99-2sp1img2.jpg) | Otemachi Park Building<br> 1-1-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku<br> Tokyo 100-8136, Japan |

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**CERTIFICATE**

I, attorney-at-law, do hereby certify that attached hereto are true, correct and complete copies of the following law and an excerpt from law, with true and correct English translations of such law and an excerpt and that these law and excerpt are in full force and effect as of the date hereof,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Act of the Incorporated Administrative Agency - Japan International Cooperation Agency (Act No. 136 of 2002); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Excerpts from Act Concerning Special Measures with respect to Acceptance of Foreign Capital from International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, etc. (Act No. 51 of 1953) (Article 2, Paragraph 2 of Article 3, Paragraph 1 of Article 5 and Paragraph 2 of Supplementary Provisions).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 21th day of May 2026.

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| Anderson Mori & Tomotsune | Anderson Mori & Tomotsune |
| By | /s/ Hiroto Ando |
|  | Hiroto Ando |

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(Translation)

Act of the Incorporated Administrative Agency-Japan International Cooperation Agency

Act No. 136 of December 6, 2002

Last amended by Act No. 21 of April 16, 2025

**Table of Contents**

Chapter 1 General Provisions (Articles 1 - 6)

Chapter 2 Officers and Employees (Articles 7 - 12)

Chapter 3 Operation (Articles 13 - 16)

Chapter 4 Finance and Accounting (Articles 17 - 37)

Chapter 5 Miscellaneous Provisions (Articles 38 - 44)

Chapter 6 Penal Provisions (Articles 45 - 48)

\*Supplementary Provisions have been omitted.

Chapter 1 General Provisions

(Purpose)

Article 1

The purpose of this Act is to provide for such matters concerning the Incorporated Administrative Agency - Japan International Cooperation Agency as for its name, objective, scope of operations, etc.

(Name)

Article 2

The name of the Incorporated Administrative Agency which is prescribed in paragraph (1) of Article 2 of the Act on General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agency (Act No. 103 of 1999; hereinafter referred to as the "Act on General Rules") and established pursuant to the provisions of this Act and the Act on General Rules shall be the Incorporated Administrative Agency - Japan International Cooperation Agency.

(Objective of the Agency)

Article 3

The objective of the Incorporated Administrative Agency - Japan International Cooperation Agency (hereinafter referred to as the "Agency") is to contribute to the promotion of international cooperation and to the sound development of Japan and the international socioeconomy by contributing to the development or reconstruction of the economy and society, or economic stability of overseas regions which are in the developing stage (hereinafter referred to as the "Developing Area") through the operations necessary for implementation of technical cooperation, implementation of Cooperation through Finance and Investment and Cooperation through Grantand promotion of cooperation activities of citizens toward the residents of the Developing Area; operations necessary for settling down of the emigrants to Central and South American area, etc.; and operations necessary for emergency assistance against large-scale disasters in the Developing Area, etc.

(Agency Managed Under the Medium-Term Objectives)

Article 3-2

The Agency shall be an Agency Managed under the Medium-term Objectives, which is prescribed in paragraph (2) of Article 2 of the Act on General Rules.

(Office)

Article 4

The Agency shall have its principal office in Tokyo.

(Stated Capital)

Article 5

(1) The Agency's stated capital shall be the total amounts which are deemed to have been contributed by the
Japanese Government pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (6) of Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions and paragraph (7) of
Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Amending in Part the Act of the Incorporated Administrative Agency - Japan
International Cooperation Agency (Act No. 100 of 2006; hereinafter referred to as the "Amendment Act").

(2) The Japanese Government may, when it finds necessary, make additional capital contributions to the Agency
within the amounts prescribed by the budget.

(3) When a capital contribution is made by the Japanese Government pursuant to the provisions of the preceding
paragraph, the Agency shall increase its stated capital by the amount of such contribution. In such case, the relevant stated capital
shall be disposed of pertaining to each account pertaining to the specific operation prescribed in each item of paragraph (1) of
Article 17 in accordance with the separation of accounting set forth in said paragraph.

(Restriction on Use of Name)

Article 6

No person other than the Agency may use the name of Japan International Cooperation Agency.

Chapter 2 Officers and Employees

(Officers)

Article 7

(1) The Agency shall have as its officers one (1) President and three (3) Auditors.

(2) The Agency may have as officers one (1) Senior Vice-President and not more than eight (8) Vice-Presidents.

(Duties and Authorities, etc. of Senior Vice-President and Vice-Presidents)

Article 8

(1) The Senior Vice-President shall, as determined by the President, represent the Agency and manage the Agency's
operations by assisting the President.

(2) The Vice-Presidents shall, as determined by the President, manage the Agency's operations by assisting
the President (when the Senior Vice-President has been appointed, the President and the Senior Vice-President).

(3) The officer to be prescribed under the Individual Act within the meaning of paragraph (2) of Article 19
of the Act on General Rules shall be the Senior Vice-President; provided, however, that if a Vice-President has been appointed but
the Senior Vice-President has not been appointed, the officer shall be the Vice-President, and if neither the Senior Vice-President nor
a Vice-President has been appointed, the officer shall be an Auditor.

(4) In the proviso of the preceding paragraph, the Auditor who represents the President in his or her duties
or performs his or her duties pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of Article 19 of the Act on General Rules shall
not perform the duties of the Auditor during such period.

(Terms of Office of the Senior Vice-President and the Vice-Presidents)

Article 9

The term of office of the Senior Vice-President shall be four (4) years, and that of the Vice-Presidents shall be two (2) years.

(Special Addition to Disqualification Clause for Officers)

Article 10

(1) In addition to those matters prescribed in Article 22 of the Act on General Rules, a person falling
under any of the following items may not become an officer:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) A person who is engaged in the business of manufacturing or selling goods or contracting for works and
has a close conflict of interest with the Agency in terms of business transactions, or if such person is a juridical person, its officers
(including those who hold the authorities or control at least equivalent to those held by such officers regardless of the title).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) The officers of an organization comprised of the business operators set forth in the preceding item (including
those who hold the authority or control at least equivalent to those held by such officers regardless of the title).

(2) In the application of the provision of paragraph (1) of Article 23 of the Act on General Rules concerning
a dismissal of the officers of the Agency, the words "preceding Article" shall be treated as meaning "preceding Article and
paragraph (1) of Article 10 of the Act of the Incorporated Administrative Agency - Japan International Cooperation Agency."

(Confidentiality Obligations of Officers and Employees)

Article 11

Neither officers nor employees of the Agency shall divulge or appropriate any confidential information that they have acquired in the course of their duties. The same shall apply after they have ceased to work for the Agency.

(Status of Officers and Employees)

Article 12

In the application of the penal provisions, such as Penal Code (Act No. 45 of 1907), the officers and the employees of the Agency shall be deemed by laws and regulations as officers engaged in public service.

Chapter 3 Operation

(Scope of Operation)

Article 13

(1) The Agency shall perform the following operations in order to achieve the objective set forth in Article 3:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To perform the following operations which are necessary for implementing the technical cooperation pursuant
to an international agreement such as a treaty:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) To provide the technical trainees from the Developing Area with technical training, and to establish and
manage the facilities for training and the accommodation for the trainees;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) To dispatch personnel to the Developing Area for technical cooperation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) To give the equipment and materials for the technical cooperation pertaining to the operation stipulated
in clause (b) and other technical cooperation to the Developing Area;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) To perform the operations that are necessary for the establishment and management of the technical cooperation
centers to be established in the Developing Area, such as dispatching personnel and procuring machinery and equipment necessary for such
centers; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) To conduct basic study regarding the public development plan of the Developing Area.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To perform the following operations regarding Cooperation through Finance and Investment (referring to
the cooperation performed by the lending of funds, guaranteeing of obligations, acquiring of corporate bonds or any other bonds equivalent
thereto (hereinafter referred to as "Bonds, etc. ") or making capital contributions (hereinafter in this provision referred
to as the "supply of the funds, etc.") limited to those provided under concessional terms and conditions regarding the
interest rate, repayment period, etc. so that the conditions of the supply of the funds shall not be a heavy burden on the Developing
Area; the same applies below):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) To lend to a government, government agency, or local government (hereinafter referred to as the "Government, etc.")
of the Developing Area, or the person designated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs such as the international organization, as Cooperation
through Finance and Investment pursuant to international agreement such as a treaty, the funds necessary for the implementation of the
projects which contribute to the Developing Area's economic and social development conducted by it and also are deemed to be necessary
for the promotion of economic exchange with Japan (including the preparatory study or experimental implementation of such projects; hereinafter
referred to as the "Development Projects"), or the funds necessary to accomplish a plan regarding economic stabilization of
such areas; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) To lend to a person designated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, such as a juridical person or another
kind of organization in Japan or the Developing Areas, the funds required for the execution of their Development Projects; to guarantee
the obligations pertaining to such funds, to acquire the Bonds, etc. issued for procuring such funds, or to make capital contributions
to such persons when there is a special necessity in order to effectuate the Development Projects.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) To lend to a person designated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, such as a legal person or another
kind of organization in Japan or the Developing Areas, the funds required for the achievement of plans established by them that contribute
to the improvement of economic and social sustainability of the Developing Areas, to guarantee the obligations pertaining to such funds,
or to acquire the Bonds, etc. issued for procuring such funds.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To perform the following operations regarding Cooperation through Grants (referring to the cooperation
performed by donating funds or other property or by providing the payment of obligations on behalf of the Government, etc. of the
Developing Area pursuant to the decisions of the Japanese Government ,; the same applies below) to the Government, etc. of the Developing
Area or the international organizations, or organizations such as juridical persons:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) To perform necessary operations for the implementation of the Cooperation through Grant (excluding Cooperation
through Grant in circumstances where a part of or all of the operations necessary for the implementation of the Cooperation through Grant
are designated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs to be performed directly by the Minister, based on the need to secure agile implementation
and the need in relation to executing diplomatic policy) pursuant to an international agreement such as a treaty; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) To perform necessary operations such as to investigate, mediate and communicate concerning the execution
of any contract pertaining to Cooperation through Grant, other than those prescribed in clause (a), which is designated by the Minister
for Foreign Affairs as being in need of the Agency's participation in order to secure its appropriate implementation, and to perform necessary
investigation regarding the status of the performance of such contract.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) To perform the following operations to promote and foster the volunteer activities of Japanese citizens,
the General Incorporated Associations and General Incorporated Foundations, the Specified Non-Profit Organizations prescribed in paragraph
(2) of Article 2 of the Act on the Promotion of Specified Non-Profit Organization Activities (Act No. 7 of 1998), other
private entities in Japan and other persons designated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs in consideration of their knowledge, technologies
and other capabilities pertaining to international cooperation, or the activities of an Incorporated Administrative Agency, which is prescribed
in paragraph (1) of Article 2 of the Act on General Rules, local governments or schools, etc. (referring to the schools
prescribed in Article 1 of the School Education Act (Act No. 26 of 1947) and specialized training colleges prescribed in Article 124
of said Act), which are extended to the inhabitants of the Developing Area with the objective of cooperating in the economic and social
development or reconstruction of such Developing Area (hereafter referred to as the "Cooperation Activities of Citizens, etc."
in this item and item (iii), paragraph (2) of Article 42):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) To recruit, select and train individuals desiring to join the Cooperation Activities of Citizens, etc.
to be performed in unity with the inhabitants of the Developing Area, and establish and operate the facilities for their training;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) To dispatch the personnel selected and trained as prescribed in clause (a) to the Developing Area
pursuant to international agreement such as treaty;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) To perform the following operations for the technical cooperation extended to the Developing Area, pertaining
to the proposals which were made by those desiring to join the Cooperation Activities of Citizens, etc. and deemed appropriate by
the Minister for Foreign Affairs, by entrusting their implementation to those desiring to join such Cooperation Activities of Citizens, etc.:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To provide technical training to the technical trainees from the relevant Developing Area;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To dispatch personnel for technical cooperation to be extended to the relevant Developing Area; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To give equipment and materials for technical cooperation to be extended to the relevant Developing Area;
and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) To disseminate knowledge and promote the understanding of Japanese citizens regarding the Cooperation
Activities of Citizens, etc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) To perform the following operations in order to provide assistance and guidance, etc. for emigrants
both within and outside Japan in an integrated manner:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) To study and disseminate knowledge with regard to emigration;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) To give counsel and guidance outside Japan regarding business and occupation of emigrants and other matters
relating to emigrants' living in general; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) To provide assistance such as the building of welfare facilities outside Japan which are necessary for
the settling down of the emigrants.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) To store and give materials such as the equipment and machineries for emergency relief activities, including
international emergency relief activities against large-scale disasters in the Developing Area, etc. (referring to the activities
prescribed in Article 2 of the Act on Dispatch of the Japan Disaster Relief Team (Act No. 93 of 1987)).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) To train and secure the personnel necessary for the execution of the operations set forth in item (i),
clause (c) of item (iv), and preceding item, and the following paragraph.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii) To conduct research and study necessary in relation to the operations set forth in each of the preceding
items.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ix) To perform the operations incidental to the operations set forth in each of the preceding items.

(2) The Agency shall perform the following operations in addition to the operations set forth in the preceding
paragraph:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To dispatch the Japan Disaster Relief Team pursuant to the Act on Dispatch of the Japan Disaster Relief
Team.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To procure or arrange for transportation of the materials such as the equipment and machineries necessary
for international emergency relief activities, pursuant to the Act on Dispatch of the Japan Disaster Relief Team.

(3) In addition to the operations set forth in the preceding two (2) paragraphs, when the Minister for
Foreign Affairs deems it appropriate, the Agency may perform operations under entrustment made by the Government, etc. or an international
organization, or an organization such as a juridical person, of Japan or a foreign state, which contribute to the Developing Areas' economic
and social development or reconstruction, or economic stabilization, to the extent that they do not interfere with the execution of the
operations set forth in the preceding two (2) paragraphs.

Article 14

(1) With respect to the operations prescribed in item (ii) of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article,
the Agency shall supplement or encourage the lending of funds, guaranteeing of obligations, acquiring of the Bonds, etc. or making
capital contributions conducted by ordinary financial institutions and shall not compete against them.

(2) The Agency may perform the operations prescribed in item (ii) of paragraph (1) of the preceding
Article only when the lending of funds, guaranteeing of obligations, acquiring of the Bonds, etc. or making capital contributions
by ordinary financial institutions on ordinary terms is deemed difficult.

(3) The Agency may perform the operations prescribed in item (ii) of paragraph (1) of the preceding
Article only when the project plan for Development Projects, the plan concerning economic stabilization under clause (a) of
said item, or the plan contributing to the improvement of economic and social sustainability under clause (c) of said item is appropriate,
and there is a prospect of their accomplishment.

(Entrustment, and Status of Officers and Employees of Banks, etc. Engaged in Entrusted Operations)

Article 15

(1) The Agency may entrust a part of the operations regarding the Cooperation through Finance and Investment
(referring to the operations prescribed in item (ii) of paragraph (1) of Article 13 and to the operations prescribed in
item (viii) and item (ix) of said paragraph and in paragraph (3) of said Article pertaining to the Cooperation through
Finance and Investment hereinafter referred to as the "Operation of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment") to the
banks prescribed under the Banking Act (Act No. 59 of 1981), the long-term credit banks prescribed under the Long-Term Credit Bank
Act (Act No. 187 of 1952), and other financial institutions prescribed by Cabinet Order (hereafter in this Article referred
to as the "Banks, etc.").

(2) In the application of penal provisions such as the Penal Code, an officer and an employee of the Banks, etc.
to which the operations of the Agency have been entrusted pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred
to as the "Trustee"), those who are engaged in the entrusted operations shall be deemed as a person engaged in public service
by laws and regulations.

(Matters to be Stated in Mid-Term Plan)

Article 16

With respect to the application to the Agency of the provisions of paragraph (2) of Article 30 of the Act on General Rules regarding the Mid-Term Plan prescribed in paragraph (1) of said Article, the words "the following matters" in paragraph (2) of said Article shall be treated as meaning "the following matters (with regard to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment, excluding the matters listed in item (iii) and item (vii))."

Chapter 4 Finance and Accounting

(Separation of Accounting)

Article 17

(1) The Agency shall separate its accounting by each operation provided below, and allocate it by creating
accounts for each operation:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) The operations prescribed in Article 13 (excluding the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance
and Investment); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) The Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment.

(2) The accounting of the amount pertaining to each of the following items shall be allocated under the accounts
prescribed in the relevant item:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) The amount which was deemed to have been contributed to the Agency pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(6) of Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions - the accounts pertaining to the operations prescribed in item (i) of
the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "General Accounts").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) The amount which was deemed to have been contributed to the Agency pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(7) of Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Amendment Act - the accounts pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation
through Finance and Investment (hereinafter referred to as the "Accounts for Finance and Investment").

(Budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment)

Article 18

(1) The Agency shall, for each business year, prepare a budget of income and expenditure pertaining to the
Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment and submit it to the Minister of Finance through the competent Minister.

(2) The income referred to in the preceding paragraph shall comprise of interest on loans, obligation guarantee
fees, interest on the Bonds, etc., dividends from investments, and other income accruing from the investment of assets, and incidental
miscellaneous income; and the expenditure referred to in the same paragraph shall comprise of expenses for management of administrative
duties, expenses of delegation of operations, interest on the borrowings under the provisions of paragraph (1) of Article 45
of the Act on General Rules and paragraph (1) of Article 32 of this Act, the interest on the Agency Bonds issued pursuant
to the provisions of said paragraph or paragraph (5) of said Article, and incidental expenses.

(3) Upon receipt of the budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment
submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the Minister of Finance shall examine it, make any necessary adjustments thereto,
and obtain the Cabinet's decision thereon.

(4) When the Cabinet decided on the budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance
and Investment pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Cabinet shall submit the budget to the Diet together with the national budget.

(5) The form and the contents of the budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance
and Investment shall be determined by the Minister of Finance through consultation with the competent Minister.

(6) The procedures for the preparation and submission of the budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation
through Finance and Investment shall be determined by the Minister of Finance.

Article 19

The following documents shall be attached to the budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment prescribed in the preceding Article:

(i) Documents concerning the business plan and financial plan pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation
through Finance and Investment for the relevant business year;

(ii) The profit and loss statement, balance sheet, and inventory of properties pertaining to the Operations
of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment for the business year prior to the preceding business year;

(iii) The estimated profit and loss statement and estimated balance sheet pertaining to the Operations of the
Cooperation through Finance and Investment for the preceding and current business years;

(iv) Any other reference materials with respect to the budget concerned.

(Contingency pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment)

Article 20

The Agency may include contingency in its budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment to cover a shortfall in the expenditure budget which may arise from unforeseeable causes.

(Resolution on Budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment)

Article 21

The resolution of the Diet on the budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment shall be governed by the same rules as those for the resolution on the national budget.

(Notification of Passing of Budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment)

Article 22

(1) When the budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment has been
resolved on by the Diet, the Cabinet shall immediately notify the Agency to that effect through the competent Minister.

(2) The Agency may not execute its budget before it receives notification pursuant to the provision of the
preceding paragraph.

(3) When the notification has been made pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the Minister of Finance
shall immediately notify the Board of Audit to that effect.

(Supplementary Budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment)

Article 23

(1) The Agency may, when it becomes necessary to revise the budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation
through Finance and Investment because of an event which has occurred after the preparation of the budget, prepare a supplementary budget
pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment and submit it to the Minister of Finance through the competent
Minister by attaching thereto the documents prescribed in item (i), item (iii) and item (iv) of Article 19 which have been
revised as a result of the preparation of the relevant supplementary budget (excluding the estimated profit and loss statement and estimated
balance sheet pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment for the preceding business year); provided,
however, that a supplementary budget pertaining to the increase of the budget may be prepared only in the case where it became urgently
necessary as a result of an event which has occurred after the preparation of the relevant budget.

(2) The provisions of paragraph (2) through paragraph (6) of Article 18 and of the preceding
two (2) Articles shall apply *mutatis mutandis* to the supplementary budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation
through Finance and Investment prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

(Provisional Budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment)

Article 24

(1) The Agency may, when necessary, prepare a provisional budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation
through Finance and Investment for a specific period within a business year and submit it to the Minister of Finance through the competent
Minister, together with the business plan and financial plan pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment
for the relevant period and other reference materials relevant to that provisional budget.

(2) The provisions of paragraph (2) through paragraph (6) of Article 18, Article 21, and
Article 22 shall apply *mutatis mutandis* to the provisional budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through
Finance and Investment prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

(3) The provisional budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment
shall cease to be effective when Diet approval of the budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment
for the business year has been obtained; and if expenditures have been made under the provisional budget pertaining to the Operations
of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment, they shall be deemed to have been made pursuant to the budget pertaining to the Operations
of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment for that business year.

(Execution of Budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment)

Article 25

The Agency shall not use the budget for the expenditure pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment for any other purpose than those prescribed in the relevant budget.

Article 26

(1) The Agency may not divert the amount of the expense designated in the budget pertaining to the Operations
of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment to other purpose without obtaining the approval of the Minister of Finance.

(2) When the Agency intends to obtain the approval pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph,
it shall do so through the competent Minister.

(3) When the Minister of Finance has granted the approval set forth in the preceding paragraph, the Minister
of Finance shall immediately notify the Board of Audit to that effect.

(4) When the Minister of Finance has granted the approval pursuant to the paragraph (1), the Minister of Finance
shall without delay notify the competent Minister to that effect.

Article 27

(1) When the Agency makes use of a contingency pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance
and Investment, it shall immediately notify the Minister of Finance to that effect through the competent Minister.

(2) Upon receipt of the notification pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph, the Minister of
Finance shall immediately notify the Board of Audit to that effect.

(Financial Statements, etc. pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment)

Article 28

(1) The Agency shall prepare an inventory of property and a balance sheet (including an electromagnetic record
(referring to a record made by an electronic method, magnetic method and other method which may not be recognized by human perception
and is designated by Minister of Finance as the record to be used for the information processing by a computer; hereinafter the same shall
apply in this paragraph and paragraph (1) of Article 30) which records the items to be stated in such inventory of property
and balance sheet) pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment for each half-year period from April to
September and from October to March of the following year, and profit and loss statement (including an electromagnetic
record which records the items to be stated in such profit and loss statement) pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through
Finance and Investment for each of the said half-years and for each business year (hereinafter referred to as "Financial Statements"),
and make a report of them together with an audit report thereon to the Minister of Finance through the competent Minister within two (2) months
of the end of the relevant half-year and within three (3) months of the end of the relevant business year.

(2) When the Agency has made a report of the Financial Statements prescribed in the preceding paragraph, it
shall without delay give public notice thereof in the official gazette, keep the Financial Statements and the annexed specifications and
also the audit report set forth in said paragraph at all of its offices and make such documents available for public inspection during
the period prescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Finance.

(3) When the Agency completed the settlement of accounts pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through
Finance and Investment, the Agency shall without delay keep a business report on its operations pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation
through Finance and Investment for that business year at all its offices and make it available for public inspection during the period
prescribed in the Ordinance of the Ministry of Finance.

(4) The items to be stated in the annexed specifications prescribed in paragraph (2) and the business
report prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall be provided for in the Ordinance of the Ministry of Finance.

(5) The provision of Article 38 of the Act on General Rules shall not be applicable to the Financial
Statements pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment.

(Settlement of Accounts pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment)

Article 29

The Agency shall complete the settlement of accounts pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment for each business year by not later than May 31 of the following business year.

Article 30

(1) After the completion of the settlement of accounts pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through
Finance and Investment, the Agency shall prepare a report of the settlement of accounts pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation
through Finance and Investment for each business year (including any electromagnetic records which records the items to be stated in such
report of the settlement of accounts) according to the classifications in the budget pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through
Finance and Investment, and submit it to the Minister of Finance without delay through the competent Minister by attaching thereto an
audit report regarding such report on the settlement of accounts as well as the Financial Statements pertaining to the Operations of the
Cooperation through Finance and Investment which have been submitted to the Minister of Finance pursuant to the provision of paragraph
(1) of Article 28.

(2) When the Minister of Finance receives the submission of the report on the settlement of accounts and the
Financial Statements pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment pursuant to the provision of the preceding
paragraph, the Minister of Finance shall send them to the Cabinet.

(3) When the Cabinet receives the report on the settlement of accounts and the Financial Statements pertaining
to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph, it shall send
them to the Board of Audit by November 30 of the following business year, and after the inspection by the Board of Audit, submit
them to the Diet together with the settlement of accounts of the national revenue and expenditure.

(4) After the Agency has submitted the report on the settlement of accounts pertaining to the Operations of
the Cooperation through Finance and Investment pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1), it shall, without delay, keep at each of its
office the report on the settlement of accounts and the audit report set forth in said paragraph and make them available for public inspection
during the period prescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Finance.

(5) The form and content of the report of the settlement of accounts pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation
through Finance and Investment provided for in paragraph (1) shall be determined by the Minister of Finance.

(6) The provision of paragraph (5) of Article 28 shall apply *mutatis mutandis* to the report
on the settlement of accounts pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment.

(Special Provisions, etc. regarding Disposition of Profit and Loss)

Article 31

(1) With respect to the General Accounts, if, after making the allocation under the provision of paragraph
(1) or paragraph (2) of Article 44 of the Act on General Rules pertaining to the last business year of the period
for the Mid-Term Objective (hereinafter referred to as the "Mid-Term Objective Period" in this paragraph) prescribed in item
(i) of paragraph (2) of Article 29 of the Act on General Rules, there is any reserve fund for the General Accounts prescribed
in paragraph (1) of Article 44 of said Act, the Agency may allocate the portion of such amount, pertaining to which the approval
of the Minister for Foreign Affairs has been obtained, as a source of financing the operations prescribed in item (i) of paragraph
(1) of Article 17 for the Mid-Term Objective Period following the relevant Mid-Term Objective Period, as prescribed by the Mid-Term
Plan pertaining to which the approval under paragraph (1) of Article 30 of the Act on General Rules has been obtained (if
the approval for its revision has been obtained under the provision of the second sentence of said paragraph, referring to the Mid-Term
Plan as so revised) for such following Mid-Term Objective Period.

(2) If there is any residual amount in the reserve fund for the General Accounts prescribed in the
 preceding paragraph after deducting the amount for which the approval has been obtained pursuant to the provision of said paragraph
 from the amount of the said reserve fund, the Agency shall pay such residual amount to the National Treasury.

(3) In
addition to the matters provided for in the preceding two (2) paragraphs, the procedures for the payments of amounts payable pertaining
to the General Accounts and other necessary matters concerning the disposal of the reserve fund for the General Accounts shall be provided
by Cabinet Order.

(4) With respect to the Accounts for the Finance and Investment for each business year, if the calculation
of profits and losses resulted in a profit, the Agency shall use it to make up the losses carried forward from the preceding business
year, and if there is still any residual amount, shall accumulate such amount as a reserve fund until it reaches the amount equal to the
amount of stated capital allocated for the Accounts for the Finance and Investment.

(5) With respect to the Accounts for Finance and Investment for each business year, if the calculation of
profits and losses resulted in a loss, the Agency shall allocate it by reducing the reserve fund pursuant to the provision of the preceding
paragraph, and if there still is a shortfall, shall allocate the amount of such shortfall as a carried forward loss.

(6) The reserve fund prescribed in paragraph (4) shall not be drawn down except for the purpose of covering
losses incurred in the Accounts for Finance and Investment.

(7) The Agency shall pay the balance, obtained by deducting the amount accumulated as the reserve fund pursuant
to the provision of paragraph (4) from the residual amount prescribed in said paragraph, to the National Treasury by May 31
of the following business year.

(8) The Japanese Government may have a portion of the payment amount prescribed by the provision of the preceding
paragraph paid to the National Treasury during the relevant business year based on the estimation pursuant to the provision of Cabinet
Order.

(9) In addition to the matters provided for in the preceding paragraph, the procedures for the payment of
the amount payable pertaining to the Accounts for Finance and Investment pursuant to the provision of paragraph (7) and other necessary
matters concerning the amount payable shall be prescribed by Cabinet Order.

(10) The provision of Article 44 of the Act on General Rules shall not be applicable to the Accounts
for Finance and Investment.

(Long-Term Borrowing and Japan International Cooperation Agency Bond under the Accounts for Finance and Investment)

Article 32

(1) The Agency may borrow funds from the Japanese Government or a person designated by the competent Minister
on a long-term basis or issue an Japan International Cooperation Agency Bond (hereinafter referred to as the "Agency Bond")in
order to collect resources for financing the funds necessary to perform the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment.

(2) The funds procured by the long-term borrowing or issuance of the Agency Bond pursuant to the provisions
of the preceding paragraph shall belong to the Accounts for Finance and Investment.

(3) For each business year, the Agency shall prepare, pursuant to the provision of Cabinet Order, a basic
policy regarding the issuance of the Agency Bond prescribed by paragraph (1), and obtain the approval from the competent Minister. The
same shall apply when the Agency intends to revise such policy.

(4) When the Agency has issued the Agency Bond pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1), it shall without
delay notify to that effect to the competent Minister pursuant to the provision of Cabinet Order.

(5) In addition to the matters provided for in paragraph (1), the Agency may, pursuant to the provision of
Cabinet Order, issue Agency Bond, when it is necessary to deliver to a person who has lost his or her Agency Bond.

(6) The obligees pertaining to the Agency Bond issued pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) or the
preceding paragraph shall have the right to receive payment for their claims with priority, regarding the property of the Agency, to other
creditors.

(7) The order of priority of the statutory lien set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be second to the
general statutory lien under the provisions of the Civil Code (Act No. 89 of 1896).

(8) The Agency may entrust the whole or a part of any administrative entities related to the issuance of Agency
Bond to banks, trust corporations, or persons conducting the financial instruments business (referring to the financial instruments business
prescribed in paragraph (8) of Article 2 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 25 of 1948); the same shall
apply in the next paragraph).

(9) The provision of paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) of Article 705 and Article 709 of
the Companies Act (Act No. 86 of 2005) shall apply *mutatis mutandis* to the banks, trust corporations, or persons conducting
the financial instruments business to which the entrustment was made pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph.

(10) In addition to the matters provided for in the preceding paragraphs, necessary matters relating to the
Agency Bond shall be prescribed by Cabinet Order.

(Limitation of Amount of Borrowing, etc. under the Accounts for Finance and Investment)

Article 33

(1) The total of the outstanding amount of short-term borrowings pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1),
Article 45 of the Act on General Rules, the outstanding amount of long-term borrowings pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) of
the preceding Article, and the outstanding amount of the obligations pertaining to the principal of the Agency Bond issued pursuant to
the provision of said paragraph shall not exceed the amount which is three times of the sum of the amount of the portion of the stated
capital prescribed in Article 5 which is allocated to the Accounts for Finance and Investment and the amount of the reserve fund
prescribed in paragraph (4) of Article 31.

(2) Notwithstanding the provision of the preceding paragraph, with respect to the Agency Bond, if it is necessary
for refinancing those already issued, the Agency Bond may be issued temporarily in excess of such amount.

(Government Guarantee)

Article 34

(1) Notwithstanding the provision of Article 3 of the Act on Restriction on Financial Assistance by the
Japanese Government to Juridical Persons (Act No. 24 of 1946), the Japanese Government may guarantee the obligations pertaining to
an Agency Bond issued pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) of Article 32 (excluding the obligations which the Japanese
Government may guarantee pursuant to Article 2 of the Act concerning Special Measures with respect to Acceptance of Foreign Capital
from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, etc. (Act No. 51 of 1953) (hereinafter referred to as the "Foreign
Capital Acceptance Act" in this Article); the same being applicable in paragraph (3)) within the amount prescribed by the budget.

(2) When, with respect to the amount prescribed in a budget referred to in the preceding paragraph, it is
difficult to provide the amount of obligations with respect to an Agency Bond denominated in Japanese currency to be issued in a foreign
country as distinct from the amount prescribed in a budget referred to in paragraph (2), Article 2 of the Foreign Capital Acceptance
Act, it may be prescribed in aggregate with such amount.

(3) The Japanese Government may, in addition to the cases prescribed in paragraph (1), guarantee the obligations
with respect to an Agency Bond issued by the Agency pursuant to paragraph (5), Article 32.

(Granting Funds)

Article 35

(1) Within the limitation of the budget, the Japanese Government shall grant the Agency the funds which are
necessary for the Agency to allocate for the gift or payment of obligations under the Cooperation through Grant prescribed in clause (a),
item (iii) of paragraph (1) of Article 13 (hereinafter referred to as the "Gift, etc." in this Article)
on a plan-to-plan basis of such Cooperation through Grant.

(2) The Agency shall allocate the funds granted pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph as funds
to be appropriated for the Gift, etc. on a plan-to-plan basis of Cooperation through Grants.

(3) When the Minister of Foreign Affairs finds that the relevant
plan of the Cooperation through Grants that has received funding pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) has been suspended,
the Agency shall pay the funds managed for the relevant plan to the National Treasury, excluding the funds which are expected to be necessary
to allocate for the Gift, etc. for the relevant plan at that point in time; provided, however, that if the Minister of Foreign Affairs
so approves, all or part of the funds managed for the relevant plan may be used for the Gift, etc. until the termination of one
business year following the date on which the Minister of Foreign Affairs acknowledges that the relevant plan has been suspended.(4) If
there is any residual amount of the reserve fund granted pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) even after the completion of
the relevant plan of the Cooperation through Grant, the Agency shall pay such residual amount to the National Treasury; provided, however,
that in the case where the approval of the Minister for Foreign Affairs has been obtained, the whole or a part of such residual amount
may be allocated for the Gift, etc. of the business year which immediately follows the business year in which the date of completion
of the relevant plan falls.

(Special Provisions for Investment of Surplus Fund)

Article 36

Notwithstanding the provision of Article 47 of the Act on General Rules, the Agency may invest the operational surplus fund belonging to the Accounts for Finance and Investment in the following manners:

(i) Depositing in the Fiscal Loan Fund;

(ii) Depositing in the Bank of Japan;

(iii) Holding negotiable bank deposit certificates; and

(iv) Other methods designated by the competent Minister as safe and efficient method.

(Mutatis Mutandis Application of the Act on the Normalization of Execution of the Budget pertaining to Subsidy, etc.)

Article 37

The provisions (including penal provisions) of the Act on the Normalization of Execution of the Budget pertaining to Subsidy, etc. (Act No. 179 of 1955) shall apply *mutatis mutandis* to the subsidy granted by the Agency pursuant to the provision of clause (c), item (v) of paragraph (1) of Article 13. In this case, the terms "each ministry and each agency" in said Act (excluding paragraph (7) of Article 2) shall be deemed to be replaced with "the Incorporated Administrative Agency-Japan International Cooperation Agency"; the terms "the head of each ministry and each agency" in said Act (excluding paragraph (7) of Article 2) with "the President of the Incorporated Administrative Agency-Japan International Cooperation Agency"; the terms "the State" in paragraph (1) and paragraph (4) of Article 2, paragraph (2) of Article 7, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) of Article 19, Article 24, and Article 33 of said Act with "the Incorporated Administrative Agency-Japan International Cooperation Agency"; and the terms "the fiscal year of the State" in Article 14 of said Act with "the business year of the Incorporated Administrative Agency-Japan International Cooperation Agency".

Chapter 5 Miscellaneous Provisions

(Report and Inspection)

Article 38

(1) When the competent Minister finds it necessary for the enforcement of this Act, the competent Minister
may have the Trustee make a report within the scope of the operations entrusted to such Trustee, or cause the Minister's staff members
to enter the offices of the Trustee and inspect the status of the operations or books and records, documents and other necessary articles.

(2) When an employee is to perform the on-site inspection pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph,
such member shall carry with him or her an identification card and present it to the persons concerned.

(3) The authority to perform the on-site inspection prescribed in paragraph (1) shall not be interpreted
to have been granted for a criminal investigation.

(Delegation of Authority)

Article 39

(1) The competent Minister may delegate a part of the authority to perform the on-site inspection prescribed
in paragraph (1) of Article 64 of the Act on General Rules and paragraph (1) of the preceding Article to the
Prime Minister pursuant to the provision of Cabinet Order; provided, however, that it shall be limited to the scope of the Operations
of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment.

(2) When the Prime Minister performs the on-site inspection pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) of
Article 64 of the Act on General Rules or paragraph (1) of the preceding Article based on the delegation prescribed
in the preceding paragraph, the Prime Minister shall promptly report its result to the competent Minister.

(3) The Prime Minister delegates the authority delegated pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) and
the authority prescribed in the preceding paragraph to the Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency.

(4) The Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency may delegate the whole or a part of the authority delegated
pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph to the Director-General of the Local Finance Bureau or to the Director-General of
the Local Finance Branch Bureau.

(Request of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, etc. in the Case of Urgent Necessity)

Article 40

(1) The Minister for Foreign Affairs may request the Agency to take necessary measures with regard to the
operations prescribed in Article 13 or to its offices located abroad when the Minister finds it urgently necessary for the execution
of diplomatic policies because of a drastic change in the international situations or in response to a request, etc. made by a foreign
government or international organization (including international conferences and other frameworks for international cooperation), or
when the Minister finds it urgently necessary in response to a request made by a relevant administrative organ.

(2) The competent Minister may request the Agency to take necessary measures with regard to the matters listed
in item (ii) of paragraph (1) of Article 43 when the Minister finds it urgently necessary to avoid the situation of significantly
exacerbating finances pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment.

(3) When the request pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) was made by the Minister for Foreign
Affairs, or when the request was made pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph by the competent Minister, the Agency shall
meet such request in the absence of a justifiable reason not to do so.

(Communication, etc.)

Article 41

(1) The Agency shall have close liaison with the local governments regarding the administration of the operations
listed in item (i), clause (a) and clause (b) of item (iv), item (v), and item (vi) of paragraph (1) of Article 13,
and in paragraph (2) of said Article.

(2) Local governments shall endeavor to cooperate with the Agency regarding the administration of the operations
prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

(Consultation)

Article 42

(1) The Minister for Foreign Affairs shall consult with the Minister of Finance in the following cases:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) When the Minister for Foreign Affairs intends to appoint the Auditor pursuant to the provision of paragraph
(2) of Article 20 of the Act on General Rules;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) When the Minister for Foreign Affairs intends to grant the approval pursuant to the provision of paragraph
(1) of Article 31 pertaining to the operations listed in item (i) of paragraph (1) of Article 17; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) When the Minister for Foreign Affairs intends to grant the approval pursuant to the provision of the proviso
of paragraph (3) or the proviso of paragraph (4) of Article 35.

(2) The Minister for Foreign Affairs shall consult with the head of the relevant administrative organ (excluding
the Minister of Finance in the cases of item (i) and item (ii)) in the following cases:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) When the Minister for Foreign Affairs intends to set up or revise the Mid-Term Objective pursuant to the
provision of paragraph (1) of Article 29 of the Act on General Rules pertaining to the operations listed in item (i) and
item (iv) through item (vii) of paragraph (1) of Article 13;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) When the Minister for Foreign Affairs intends to grant the approval pursuant to the provision of paragraph
(1) of Article 30 of the Act on General Rules pertaining to the operations listed in item (i) and item (iv) through
item (vii) of paragraph (1) of Article 13; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) When the Minister for Foreign Affairs intends to confirm the appropriate operations to be performed by
the Agency through the entrustment to the persons desiring to join the Cooperation Activities of Citizens, etc. pertaining to the
operations listed in clause (c), item (iv) of paragraph (1) of Article 13.

(3) With respect to the operations prescribed in item (ii) of paragraph (1) of Article 13,
the Minister for Foreign Affairs shall consult with the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry in the cases
of item (i) through item (iv), and shall consult with the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry in the cases of item (v) and
item (vi):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) When the Minister for Foreign Affairs intends to designate the person to whom the Agency will lend the
funds, whose obligations the Agency will guarantee, from whom the Agency will acquire the Bonds, etc. or to whom the Agency will
make capital contributions pursuant to the provision of item (ii) of paragraph (1) of Article 13;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) When the Minister for Foreign Affairs intends to make a request for the implementation of necessary measures
pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) of Article 40;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) When the Minister for Foreign Affairs intends to grant the approval pursuant to the provision of paragraph
(1) of Article 28 of the Act on General Rules;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) When the Minister of Foreign Affairs intends to provide for the Ordinance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
pursuant to the provision of paragraph (2) of Article 28 of the Act on General Rules;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) When the Minister for Foreign Affairs intends to set up or revise the Mid-Term Objective pursuant to the
provision of paragraph (1) of Article 29 of the Act on General Rules; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) When the Minister for Foreign Affairs intends to grant the approval pursuant to the provision of paragraph
(1) of Article 30 of the Act on General Rules.

(4) With respect to the operations prescribed in clause (a), item (ii) of paragraph (1) of Article 13,
the Minister for Foreign Affairs shall hear the opinions of the head of the relevant administrative organ in the events set forth in the
following items regarding the matters prescribed in the relevant item (excluding the matters relating to the officers and employees, and
finance and accounting, and other managerial operations (referred to as the "Managerial Operations" in paragraph (1) of
the following Article)):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) When the Minister for Foreign Affairs intends to set up or revise the Mid-Term Objective pursuant to the
provision of paragraph (1) of Article 29 of the Act on General Rules - the matters listed in item (ii), item (iii) and
item (v) of paragraph (2) of said Article; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) When the Minister for Foreign Affairs intends to grant the approval pursuant to the provision of paragraph
(1) of Article 30 of the Act on General Rules - the matters listed in item (i), item (ii), and item (viii) of paragraph
(2) of said Article.

(Competent Minister, etc.)

Article 43

(1) The competent Minister under this Act and the Act on General Rules pertaining to the Agency shall
be as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) With respect to the matters relating to the managerial operations (excluding those listed in the next
item) - the Minister for Foreign Affairs;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) With respect to the matters relating to the managerial operations which are of finances and accounting
pertaining to the Operations of the Cooperation through Finance and Investment - the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister of
Finance; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) With respect to the matters other than the managerial operations - the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

(2) The competent Ordinance under the Act on General Rules pertaining to the Agency shall be the orders
issued by the competent Minister.

(Exclusion from Application of the National Public Officers Housing Act)

Article 44

The provisions of the National Public Officers Housing Act (Act No. 117 of 1949) shall not be applicable to the officers and employees of the Agency.

Chapter 6 Penal Provisions

Article 45

Any person who, in violation of the provision of Article 11, has divulged or appropriated any confidential information, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year or a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.

Article 46

(1) The officer or employee of the Trustee who failed to submit a report or submitted a false report prescribed
in paragraph (1) of Article 38, or refused, obstructed, or recused the inspection pursuant to the provision of said paragraph
shall be punished by a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.

(2) With respect to the application of the provision of Article 70 of the Act on General Rules pertaining
to the officers or employees of the Agency, the words "200,000 yen" shall be treated as meaning "300,000 yen."

Article 47

The officer or employee of the Agency who has fallen under any of the following items shall be punished by a non-penal fine of not more than 200,000 yen:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) When the officer or employee conducted an operation other than the operations prescribed in Article 13;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) When the officer or employee failed to obtain the approval of the Minister for Foreign Affairs or the
Minister of Finance where such approval is required pursuant to the provision of this Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) When the officer or employee failed to obtain the approval of the competent Minister where such approval
is required pursuant to the provision of this Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) When the officer or employee failed to notify or made a false notification to the Minister of Finance
or the competent Minister where such notification is required pursuant to the provision of this Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) When the officer or employee borrowed funds or issued a bond in violation of the provision of paragraph
(1) of Article 33; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) When the officer or employee invested the operational surplus funds in violation of the provision of Article 36.

Article 48

A person who has violated the provision of Article 6 shall be punished by a non-penal fine of not more than 100,000 yen.

(Translation)

Excerpts

From

Act Concerning Special Measures with respect to Acceptance of Foreign Capital from International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, etc.

(Act No. 51 of July 4, 1953)

(Guarantee of Obligations in Foreign Currency)

Article 2

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of the Act Concerning Restriction on Government Financial Aid to Juridical Persons (Act No. 24 of 1946), the Government may guarantee the obligations of the corporations as prescribed by Cabinet Order with respect to the borrowings payable in foreign currency pursuant to the borrowing contract from foreign capital with International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and financial institutions of foreign governments (more than half of the capital contribution to which is made by foreign governments and provided for by Cabinet Order) (hereinafter referred to as "International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, etc.) within the limit of the amount provided in a budget (in case it is difficult to determine the amount for each of juridical persons, the amount equal to the aggregate amount to be guaranteed; in this case, as well as in the following paragraph, such aggregate amount.)

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of the Act Concerning Restriction on Government Financial Aid to Juridical Persons, the Government may guarantee the obligations with respect to the bonds issued by any of the corporations enumerated below or by local governments payable in foreign currency (with respect to local government bonds, limited to those prescribed by Cabinet Order; hereinafter referred to as the "Bonds in Foreign Currency") within the limit of the amount provided in a budget:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Japan Bank for International Cooperation

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) The Japan Finance Corporation

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) The Japan International Cooperation Agency

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) Local governments

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) In addition to those enumerated in each of the preceding items, from among the corporations enumerated below those prescribed by a Cabinet Order:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) the corporations whose budget requires resolution of the Diet pursuant to provisions of statutes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) from among the corporations organized under special laws (excluding those provided in a. above) none of whose capital investment is held by any person other than the State, the corporations provided in a. above and/or local governments, those which are permitted by special laws to issue bonds.

(3) The Government may, in addition to the cases provided in the preceding paragraph, guarantee the obligations under the Bonds in Foreign Currency issued for the purpose of delivering them to the persons who have lost their Bonds in Foreign Currency.

(Issuance of Debt Securities, etc.)

Article 3

(2) The corporations as prescribed by Cabinet Order in Paragraph (1) of the preceding Article and the corporations enumerated in the items of Paragraph (2) of the preceding Article may, unless otherwise provided in any other laws, entrust to any foreign bank, trust operators or persons who engage in Financial Instruments Business (prescribed in Paragraph (8) of Article 2 in the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 25 of 1948)) all or part of business concerning the issuance and redemption of, and the payment of interest on deliverable bonds (bonds for delivery to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, etc. pursuant to a foreign currency loan agreement with such bank, hereinafter the same) or bonds in foreign currency (with respect to the Bonds in Foreign Currency, limited to those guaranteed by the Government pursuant to Paragraph (2) or Paragraph (3) of the preceding Article, hereinafter the same in this paragraph) or any other matters concerning deliverable bonds or bonds in foreign currency after obtaining approval of the competent ministers as prescribed by Cabinet Order.

(3) The competent ministers referred to in the preceding paragraph shall consult with the Minister of Finance before the approval referred to in the same paragraph.

(Exemption from Tax with Respect to Interest, etc.)

Article 5

(1) No tax or any other public charge shall be imposed with respect to interest and premium on redemption (the excess of the amount received in redemption over the issue price; hereinafter the same) of deliverable bonds issued by the corporations as prescribed by Cabinet Order in Paragraph (1) of Article 2 and relating to agreements for borrowing of funds from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, etc. as well as Bonds in Foreign Currency issued by any of the corporations enumerated in each of the items of Paragraph (2) of Article 2 and guaranteed by the Government pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (2) or Paragraph (3) of Article 2 (hereinafter referred to as the "Bonds"); provided, however, that this shall not apply to such interest or premium on redemption received by residents provided in Article 2, Paragraph (1), Item (iii) of the Income Tax Act (Act No. 33 of 1965), domestic corporations provided in Article 2, Item (iii) of the Corporation Tax Act (Act No. 34 of 1965) and any other person who is prescribed by Cabinet Order as similar thereto.

Supplementary Provisions

(2) Until otherwise determined, notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) (excluding the proviso thereof) of Article 5, the imposition of income tax in connection with the interest payment on bonds provided for in the same Paragraph (limited to those issued outside of the jurisdiction of the Income Tax Act (Act No. 33 of 1965) ("outside of Japan") and whose interest payment is made outside of Japan) shall be governed by the Income Tax Act and the Special Taxation Measures Act (Act No. 26 of 1957).