Japanese Rugby League established in 1993 (1) Promotion and instruction of rugby league. (2) Development and improvement of the environment for rugby league.
Chapter 1 General Provisions
（Name）
Article 1: This corporation shall be called the JAPANESE RUGBY LEAGUE.
（Purpose）
Article 2: Our corporation, as the organization that governs and represents the rugby league world in Japan, aims to carry out activities related to the spread and promotion of rugby league in Japan and to contribute to the healthy physical and mental development of the people, and in order to contribute to this aim, will carry out the following activities. (3) Training and strengthening of players for rugby league. (4) Hosting, operation and management of rugby league tournaments. (5) Implementation of projects and research on improving rugby league athletics. (6) Hosting, operation and management of seminars on rugby league. (7) Training and certification of instructors for rugby league. (8) Training and certification of promoters for rugby league. (9) Training and certification of referees for rugby league. (10) Certification of equipment for rugby league. (11) Rugby Establishment of rules and regulations for rugby league competitions. (12) Collection, analysis, provision and storage of information related to rugby league competitions, and production and publication of journals and publications related to rugby league competitions. (13) Development of local branches related to rugby league competitions
(14) Hosting, operation and management of international tournaments and conferences related to rugby league competitions in Japan. (15) Selection and dispatch of representative participants to international tournaments and conferences related to rugby league competitions. (16) Business activities related to simplified rugby league competitions such as tag rugby league competitions and touch rugby league competitions, etc., as listed above. (17) Printing, publishing and media business related to rugby league competitions. (18) Sales of goods related to rugby league. (19) Event planning, proposal, and contracting business related to rugby league. (20) Travel business based on the Travel Agency Law. (21) Business aimed at supporting international exchange, such as arranging study abroad. (22) Business incidental to or related to the businesses listed above.
（Main office）
Article 3: The corporation shall have its principal office in Toshima-ku, Tokyo.
（Public Notice）
Article 4: The Corporation's public notices shall be published in the Official Gazette. Chapter 2 Shareholders
（Joining our corporation）
Article 5: Those who agree with our organization's objectives and join our corporation will become Shareholder.
２ To become a Shareholder, an application must be submitted in the format designated by the Corporation and approval must be obtained from the Representative Director.
（Disqualification of an Stockholder）
Article 6: If a Shareholder falls under any of the following items, he/she will lose his/her status.
（１）When he/she becomes an adult ward or a person under curatorship.
（２）When he/she dies, is declared missing, or is dissolved.
（３）When all shareholders give their consent.
（４）When he/she is expelled.
（Leave our corporation）
Article 7: Shareholders may resign at any time. However, they must give the Corporation at least one month's notice.
（Expulsion）
Article 8: If a shareholder of our corporation falls into any of the following circumstances, our shareholder may be expelled by a resolution of the general meeting of shareholders.
（１）If the shareholder has violated these Articles of Incorporation or other rules.
（２）If the shareholder has damaged the reputation of the corporation or acted against its purpose.
（３）If there are other valid reasons for expulsion.
（Shareholders list）
Article 9: Our corporation will create a register of shareholders that lists the names and addresses of its shareholders. Chapter 3 General Meeting of Shareholders
（General Meeting of Shareholders）
Article 10: Our corporation's General Meetings of Shareholders shall consist of regular and extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders. Regular General Meetings of Shareholders shall be held within three months after the end of each business year, and extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders shall be held as necessary.
（Convening）
Article 11: Our general meeting of Shareholders shall be decided by a majority vote of our Directors and convened by our Representative Director.
2 Notice of the convening of a General Meeting of Shareholders shall be sent to each Shareholder at least 5 days prior to the date of the meeting.
（Chairperson）
Article 12: Our Representative Director shall act as the chairman of the General Meeting of Shareholders. In the event of an accident to Our Representative Director, a new chairman shall be elected from among the shareholders present at the General Meeting of Shareholders.
（Voting Rights）
Article 13: Each Shareholder shall have 1 voting right.
（Resolution）
Article 14: Resolutions of the General Meeting of Shareholders shall be made by a majority of the voting rights of the Shareholders present at the meeting, when the Shareholders holding a majority of the voting rights of all Shareholders are present.
（Minutes）
Article 15: Minutes of the General Meeting of Shareholders shall be prepared in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
２ The Chairperson and any Shareholders in attendance shall sign or affix their name and seal to the minutes referred to in the preceding paragraph. Chapter 4 Directors, Representative Directors
（Number of Directors）
Article 16: The number of directors of our corporation shall be between one and three.
（Qualifications of Directors）
Article 17: The Directors of our corporation shall be selected from among the Shareholders of our corporation. However, when necessary, this does not prevent them from being selected from among persons other than the Shareholders by a majority of the voting rights of the Shareholders who can exercise voting rights.
（Method of Appointing Directors）
Article 18: The election of Directors of our corporation shall be made by a majority of the voting rights of the Shareholders attending a General Meeting of Shareholders, where Shareholders holding a majority of the voting rights of all Shareholders are in attendance.
（Term of office of Directors）
Article 19: The term of office of a Director shall be until the conclusion of the regular General Meeting of Shareholders relating to the last fiscal year ending within two years after his/her election.。
２ The term of office of a person elected to replace a Director who has retired before the expiration of his/her term shall be the same as the remaining term of his/her predecessor's term.
３ The term of office of a Director elected due to an increase in the number of Directors shall be the same as the remaining term of office of the other Directors currently in office.
（Representative Director）
Article 20: When there are multiple Directors, the Directors shall mutually elect one Representative Director from among themselves. When there is only one Director, that person shall be the Representative Director.
（Executive Compensation）
Article 21: Remuneration for officers, etc. shall be determined by resolution of the General Meeting of Shareholders.
（Trade Restrictions）
Article 22: If a Director intends to carry out any of the following transactions, he/she must disclose important facts about the transaction at the General Meeting of Shareholders and obtain approval. (1) A transaction that falls within the category of the corporation's business, conducted for himself/herself or a third party. (2) A transaction with the corporation, conducted for himself/herself or a third party. (3) A transaction in which the interests of our corporation and its Directors conflict with each other, such as a transaction in which our corporation guarantees the debts of a director or a transaction with a person other than a Director.
（Partial exemption from liability）
Article 23: With regard to the liability of Directors under Article 111 Paragraph 1 of the General Corporation Law, if the requirements prescribed by law are met, the Corporation may, by special resolution of the General Meeting of Shareholders, exempt them from such liability up to the amount obtained by deducting the minimum liability limit prescribed by law from the amount of such liability. Chapter 5 Fund
（Fund contributions)
Article 24: The corporation may request members or third parties to contribute to the fund stipulated in Article 131 of the General Corporation Law.
（Fundraising）
Article 25: The procedures for soliciting, allocating, and paying into the fund shall be decided by the Directors.
（Rights of fund contributors）
Article 26: Contributed funds will not be returned until the date agreed with the contributor.
（Procedures for return of funds)
Article 27: Refunds to contributors of the fund shall be made in accordance with the decision of the directors after a resolution is passed at the regular general meeting of members regarding the total amount of the fund to be returned. Chapter 6 Calculations
（Fiscal Year）
Article 28 The corporation's fiscal year shall run from 1st January to 31st December of each year.
（Business plan and income/expenditure budget）
Article 29 Our corporation's business plan and income and expenditure budget shall be prepared by the Representative Director by the day before the start of each fiscal year and approved at the most recent General Meeting of Shareholders. The same shall apply in the event of any changes to these.
２ Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if the budget is not approved for unavoidable reasons, the Representative Director may, based on a resolution of the General Meeting of Shareholders, earn income and expend expenditures in accordance with the previous year's budget until the day the budget is approved.
３ The income and expenditures referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed to be income and expenditures of the newly approved budget. Chapter 7 Supplementary Provisions
（Names and addresses of Shareholders）
Article 30 The names and addresses of the employees of our corporation are as follows.
**********************, Hokkaido
ＫＯＮＩＳＨＩ Ａｍａｎｅ
**********************, Tokyo
ＫＡＧＥＹＡＭＡ Ｓｈｉｎｊｉ
**********************, Tokyo
Ｋｏｏｎｙｓ Ｉｎｃ．
**********************, Hokkaido
ＡＭＡＮＥＸ Ｉｎｃ．
（Director, Representative Director)
Article 31 The directors and representative director of our corporation are as follows:
Director ＫＯＮＩＳＨＩ Ａｍａｎｅ
Representative Director ＫＯＮＩＳＨＩ Ａｍａｎｅ
（First fiscal year）
Article 32 The first fiscal year of the corporation shall be from the date of incorporation to March 31, 2017.
（Compliance with laws and regulations）
Article 33 All matters not provided for in these Articles of Incorporation shall be governed by the General Incorporated Associations Act and other laws and regulations.
24th Februar, 2023
Founding Shareholder KONISHI Amane
Founding Shareholder KAGEYAMA Shinji
Shareholder Koonys Inc. Shareholder AMANEX Inc. Revision Record
１， As approved at the 2016 General Meeting of Shareholders (held on 30th June, 2017), Articles 30 and 31 have been amended as stated above.
２， As approved at the 2020 General Meeting of Shareholders (held on 30th June, 2021), Article 30 has been amended as above, and the names of new Shareholders have been added to the Shareholder’s names column at the end of this booklet.
３， As approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (held on 24th February, 2023), Article 28 has been amended as stated above.。
４， As confirmed at the 2023 General Meeting of Shareholders (held on 13th February, 2024), there was a change in address, and Article 30 has been amended as above.
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