More Details on JKA HQ’s New U.S. Dollar-Denominated Account

Pursuant to our recent announcement about JKA HQ’s opening of a U.S. dollar-denominated bank account, we present below more details, including the address of the bank:

Bank Name: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Financial Institution Code: 001
Branch: Iidabashi Branch
Branch Number: 61
Branch Swift Code: MHBKJPJT
Branch TEL: +81-3-3269-5211
Branch Address: 2-1 Shimo-Miyabi-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0822
Account Owner: Japan Karate Association
Account Number: 061-9110889

From now on (as of April 1, 2009) annual fees payable in U.S. dollars to JKA HQ by JKA-approved foreign country members must be directly remitted to this account. Any other payments payable in U.S. dollars (e.g., Dan and Kyu registration fees) if not paid in cash must also be sent to this account. No checks will be accepted.