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Corporate Auditor's Report
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Commercial Code of Japan
Corporate Auditor's Report

Article 281-3
The Corporate Auditors shall present the auditing report to the Directors within four weeks from the day on which he received the documents in paragraph 1 of the preceding Article.

2. The following matters shall be stated in the Corporate AuditorÅfs Report of the preceding paragraph:
(1) Gist of the method of auditing;
(2) If the matters to be stated in the accounting books are failed to be stated, or untrue statements are made, or if the statements in the balance sheet or the profit and loss account do not conform to the statements in the accounting books, to that effect;
(3) If the balance sheet and the profit and loss account are those justly showing the conditions of the properties and the profit and loss of the company in accordance with laws, orders, and the articles of incorporation, to that effect;
(4) If the balance sheet or the profit and loss account is the one unjustly showing the conditions of the properties and the profit and loss of the company in violation of laws, orders, and the articles of incorporation, to that effect and the reason;
(5) Whether or not the change of accounting principles for preparing the balance sheet or profit and loss account is proper and the reason thereof.;
(6) Whether or not the business report is the one justly showing the circumstances of the company in accordance with laws, orders, and the articles of incorporation.
(7) Whether or not the proposal relating to disposition of profit or loss is in accordance with laws, orders, and the articles of incorporation;
(8) If proposal of profit or loss is exceedingly improper in view of state of the property of the company or other circumstances, to that effect;
(9) If the matters to be stated in the annexed specifications or Article 281 paragraph 1 are failed to be stated, or a false statement or a statement contradictory to the statement in accounting books, balance sheet, profit and loss account or business report is made, to that effect;
(10) If there exists any unjust act or any serious fact in violation of laws, orders and the articles of incorporation as to Directors performing their functions, such fact;
(11) If a report of business is demanded to the affiliated company or an
investigation of the conditions of business and property of the affiliated company is made under the provision of Article 274-3 paragraph 1, the methods and results thereof;
(12) If necessary investigation for auditing could not be done, to that effect and the reason.

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