Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:35 PM ". OMBNo. 1124-0002; Expires May 31,2020 Supplemental Statement Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended U.S. Department of Justice Washington, dc 20530 For Six Month Period Ending Dec.31,2017 (Insert date) I - REGISTRANT 1. (a) Name of Registrant (b) Registration No. JETRO Los Angeles 1833 (c) Business Address(es) of Registrant 777 S. Figueroa St Suite 3750 Los Angeles, CA 90017 2. Has there been a change in the information previously fomished in connection with the following? (a) If an individual: (1) Residence addressees) Yes □ No□ Yes □ No□ (2) Citizenship Yes □ No□ (3) Occupation (b) If an organization: (1) Name (2) Ownership or control (3) Branch offices Yes □ Yes □ Yes □ No 0 No 0 No E (c) Explain folly all changes, if any, indicated in Items (a) and (b) above. IF THE REGISTRANT IS AN INDIVIDUAL, OMIT RESPONSE TO ITEMS 3,4, AND 5(a). 3. If you have previously filed Exhibit C\ state whether any changes therein have occurred during this 6 month reporting period. Yes □ No S If yes, have you filed an amendment to the Exhibit C? Yes □ No □ If no, please attach the required amendment. I The Exhibit C, tor which no printed form is provided, consists ofa true copy of the charter, articles of incorporation, association, and by laws ota registrant that is an organization. (A waiver of Ac requirement to file an Exhibit C may be obtained for good cause upon written application to the Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530.) FORM NSD-2 Revised 05/17 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:35 PM (PAGE 2) . 4. (a) Have anypersons ceased acting as partners, officers, directors or similar officials of the registrant during this 6 month reporting period? Yes 0 No □ If yes, furnish the following information: Name Ayako Yasuda Position Date Connection Ended Director of Business Development Section 70/01/2017 (b) Have any persons become partners, officers, directors or similar officials during this 6 month reporting period? Yes 0 No □ If yes, furnish the following information: Name Residence Address AiKuriyarha Citizenship 630 S. Masselin Aye. #201 Los Angeles, CA 90036 Japan Position Date Assumed Director of Business Development Section 09/27/2017 (a) Has any person narhed ih I tem4(b) rendered s^icS dife'ctly ih furtherarice of the'iriterests”of anylofeigfi prihcipal? Yes m No □ If yes, identify each such person and describe the service rendered. As Director of Business Development Section of JETRO, Los Angeles, Ms. Kuriyama's responsibilities include promoting Japanese food and agriculture products to the US market and assisting the business development between U^. and Japan through participating trade shows and providing market information. (b) During this six month reporting period, has the registrant hired as employees or in any other capacity, any persons who rendered or will render services to the registrant directly in furtherance of the interests of any foreign principals) in other than a clerical or secretarial, or in a related or similar capacity? Yes □ No B Name Residence Address Citizenship Position Date Assumed (c) Have any employees or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, terminated their employment or connection with the registrant during this 6 month reporting period? Yes H No D If yes, furnish the following information : Name Position or Connection Ayako Yasuda Director of Business Development Section Date Terminated 10/01/2017 (d) Have any employees or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, terminated their connection with any foreign principal during this 6 month reporting period? Yes D No 0 If yes, furnish the following information: Name Position or Connection Foreign Principal Date Terminated 6. Have short form registration statements been filed by all of the persons named in Items 5(a) and 5(b) of the supplemental statement? Yes B No □ If no, list names of persons who have not filed the required statement. The Short Form Registration Statement for Ms. Ai Kuriyama as well as other six employees including Mr. Christopher Baker, Ms. Sachie Vermeiren, Ms. Kumiko Tanaka Torres, Ms. Kaori Ozawa Griffith, Ms. Lena Yoneyama and Ms. Soma Murata are being filed with Supplemental Statement Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:35 PM (PAGE 3) II ^ FOREIGN PRINCIPAL 7. Has your connection with any foreign principal ended during this 6 month reporting period? Ifyes, furnish the following information: Foreign Principal Yes □ No 0 Date of Termination 8. Have you acquired any new foreign principal(s)2 during this 6 month reporting period? Ifyes, furnish th following information: Name and Address of F oreign Prindpal(s) Yes O No E Date Acquired 9. In addition to those named in Items 7 and 8, if any, list foreign principal(s)2 whom'you continued to fepresent durihg the 6 month reporting period. Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Ark Mori Building 1 -12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6006 JAPAN 10. (a) Have you filed exhibits for the newly acquired foreign principals), if any, listed in Item 8? Exhibit A3 Yes □ No □ Exhibit B4 Yes □ No □ If no, please attach the required exhibit. (b) Have there been any changes in the Exhibits A and B previously filed for any foreign principal whom you represented during this six month period? Yes G No [El If yes, have you filed an amendment to these exhibits? Yes □ No □ If no, please attach the required amendment. 2 The term "foreign principal" includes, in addition to those defined in Section 1(b) of the Act, an individual organization any of whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled.financed, or subsidized in whole or in majorpartby a foreign government, foreign political party, foreign organization or foreign individual. (See Rule 100(a) (9)). A registrant who represents more than one foreign principal is required to list in the statements he files under the Act only those principals for whom he is not entitled to claim exemption under Section 3 of the AcL (SeeRule208.) 3 The Exhibit A which is filed on Form NSD-3, sets forth the information required to be disclosed concerning each foreign principal 4 The Exhibit B, which is filed on Form NSD-4, sets forth the information concerning the agreement or understanding between the registrant and the foreign principal. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:35 PM (PAGE 4) III - ACTIVITIES 11. During this 6 month reporting period, have you engaged in any activities for or rendered any services to any foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or 9 of this statement? Yes IE No □ Ifyes, identify each foreign principal and describe in full detail your activities and services: As the Los Angeles based office of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), JETRO Los Angeles provides to public officials, corporations, associations, individuals and other interested parties information and materials related to various aspects of Japanese economy and business, as well as U.S.-Japan economic and market conditions for JETRO. For additional information, please refer to Schedule IV. 12. During this 6 month reporting period, have you on behalf of any foreign principal engaged in political activity5*as defined below? Yes 0 No □ If yes, identify each such foreign principal and describe in full detail all such political activity, indicating, among other things, the relations, interests and policies sought to be influenced and the means employed to achieve this purpose. If the registrant arranged, sponsored or delivered speeches, iectures or radio and TV broadcasts, give details as to dates, places of delivery, names of speakers and subject matter. Please refer to Schedule I. 13. In addition to the above described activities, if any, have you engaged in activity on your own behalf which benefits your foreign principai(s)? Yes □ No 0 If yes, describe folly. 5 ''Political activity," as defined in Section l(o) of the Act, means any activity that die person engaging in believes will, or that the person intends to, in any way influence any agency or official of the Government of the United States or any section of the public within the United States with reference to formulating, adopting or changing the domestic or foreign policies of the United States or with reference to political or public interests, policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:35 PM (PAGE 5) IV - FINANCIAL INFORMATION 14. (a) RECEIPTS-MONIES During this 6 month reporting period, have you received from any foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or 9 of this statement, or from any other source, for or in the interests of any such foreign principal, any contributions, income or money either as compensation or otherwise? Yes 0 No □ If no, explain why. If yes, set forth below in the required detail and separately for each foreign principal an account of such monies.6 Date From Whom Purpose Amount Please refer to Schedule III. $613,300.00 Total (b) RECEIPTS - FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN During this 6 month reporting period, have you received, as part of a fundraising campaign7, any money on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or 9 of this statement? Yes □ No B If yes, have y ou filed an Exhibit D8 to your registration? If yes, indicate the date the Exhibit D was filed. (c) Yes □ No □ Date RECEIPTS-THINGS OF VALUE During this 6 month reporting period, have you received any thing of value9 other than money from any foreign principal named in Item's 7,8, or 9 of this statement, or from any other source, for or in the interests of any such foreign principal? Yes □ NoS If yes, furnish the following information: Foreign Principal DateReceived ThingofValue Purpose 6,7 A registrant is required to file an Exhibit D if he collects or receives contributions, loans, moneys, or other things of value for a foreign principal, as part of a fundraising campaign. (See Rule 201(e)). 8 An Exhibit D, for which no printed form is provided, sets forth an account of money collated or received as a result of a fundraising campaign and transmitted for a foreign principal. 9 Things of value include but are not limited to gifts, interest free loans, expense free travel, fevered stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors, "kickbacks,” and the like. - Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:35 PM (PAGE 6) 15. (a) DISBURSEMENTS-MONIES During this 6 month reporting period, have you (1) disbursed or expended monies in connection with activity on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or 9 of this statement? Yes 0 No □ (2) transmitted monies to any such foreign principal? Yes □ No S If no, explain in full detail why there were no disbursements made oil behalf of any foreign principal . I f yes, set forth below in the required detail and separately for each foreign principal an account of such monies, including monies transmitted, if any, to each foreign principal. Date To Whom Purpose Amount Please refer to Schedule II. $1,027,797,73 Total Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:35 PM (PAGE 7) (b) DISBURSEMENTS-THINGS OF VALUE During this 6 month reporting period, have you disposed of anything of value10 other than money in furtherance of or in connection with activities on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or 9 of this statement? Yes □ No IEI If yes, furnish the following information: Date (c) Recipient Foreign Principal Thing of Value Purpose DISBURSEMENTS-POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS During this 6 month reporting period, have you from your own funds and on your own behalf either directly or through any other person, made any contributions of money or other things of value'1 in connection with ah election to any political office, or in connection with any primary election, convention, or caucus held to select candidates for political office? Yes □ No IS If yes, furnish the following information': Date Amount or Thing of Value Political Organization or Candidate Location of Event 10,11 Things of value include but are not limited to gifts, interest free loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors, "kickbacks," and the like. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01 /25/2018 7:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:35 PM (PAGE 8) V - INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS 16. (a) During this 6 month reporting period, did you prepare, disseminate or cause to be disseminated any mfqrmati6rial:matenals?12 Yes E No □ If Yes, go to Item 17. (b) If you answered No to Item 16(a), do you disseminate any material in connection with your registration? No □ Yes □ If Yes, please forward the materials disseminated dining die six month period to die Registration Unit for review. 17/ Identify each such foreign principal. Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Tokyo, Japan Ark Mori Building 1 -12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6006 JAPAN 18. During this 6 month reporting period, has any foreign principal established a budget or allocated a specified sum of money to finance your activities in preparing or disseminating informational materials? Yes O No E If yes, identify each such foreign principal, specify amount, and indicate for what period of time. 19. During teis 6 month repotting period, did your activities in preparing, disseminating or causing the'dissemination of informational materials include the use of any of die following: □ Radio or TV broadcasts Q Magazine or newspaper □ Motionpicture films □ Letters or telegrams G Advertising campaigns G Press releases □ Other (specify)____________________________ El Pamphlets or other publications E Lectures or speeches Electronic Communications E Email E Website URL(s): www-jetro.org~ G Social media websites URL(s):.. _____________ _ ____________ __________________________________________________ Q Other (specify) _______■ 20. During this 6 month repotting period, did you disseminate or cause to be disseminated informational materials among any of the following groups: E Public officials . Q Newspapers □ Libraries E E Legislators G Editors Government agencies □ Civic groups or associations G Educational institutions G Nationality groups Q Other (specify) 21. What language was used in the informational materials: E English S Other (specify) -*aPanese 22: Did you file with the Registration Unit, U.S. Department of Justice a copy of each item of.such informational materials disseminated of caused to be disseminated during this 6 month reporting period? Yes E No G 23. Did you label each item of such informational materials with the statement required by Section 4(b) of the Act? Yes 0 .......... No d 12 The term informational material? includes any oral, visual, graphic, written, or pictorial information or matter of any kind, including that published by means of advertising, books, periodicals, newspapers, lectures, broadcasts, motion pictures, dr any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or otherwise. Informational materials disseminated by an agent of a foreign principal as part of an activity in itself exempt from registration, or an activity which by itself would not require registration, ne*d no_t .be filed pursuant to Section 4(b) of the Act Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:35 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:35 PM (PAGE 9) VI - EXECUTION In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned sweats) or affirm(s) under penalty of perjury that he/she has (they have) read the information set forth in this registration statement and the attached exhibits and that he/she is (they are) familiar with the contents thereof and that such contents are in their entirety true and accurate to the best of his/her (their) knowledge and belief, except that the undersigned make(s) no representation as to truth or accuracy of the information contained in the attached Short Form Registration Statements), if any, insofar as such information is not within his/her (their) personal knowledge. (Date of signature) January 25,2018 (Print or type name under each signature or provide electronic signature13) /s/ Keiichi Nishimoto eSigned 13 This statement shall be signed by the individual agent, if the registrant is an individual, or by a majority of those partners, officers, directors or persons performing similar functions, if the registrant is an organization, except that the organization can, by power of attorney, authorize one dr more individuals to execute this statement on its behalf. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:35 PM s2 ,S «n*■ 5 1 " ® o 3 g * S•gB JS " ~ a> § oQ> £ 1 J*! O "3 5 3 <0 S -J B a 3 0 P 3 g ° s a I 1 I £ 3 5 — ~ i8 i i B o « CO z S a s 5 3 B cBt e 3« a* £ 6 i a o« B coa .c ■js £ <8 B 3 a c o E 3 £ £ 5 s o* u o Cd X a X P ■b co tt> « T) 3 e- X » o jj fc* a £ J o. £ CO * 5 3 a i CO £ 8 f! M 8 e Cd 5 B « tf EP o o- JS X Ed B s x 1 fc, E 8 3 Ed aB 10 <2 S Ed X o& P SB X CO •s'. a •-8a JS X 06 1 Ed 21 •a •a "B 2 £ la I B Ed a 2f o cp-< I C’ X >> 3 3 "B *3 g •3 be Ed X x u o X _ Xo P v a © a 2 E 2 P < I a c cd i 3o £ «a a ,p N oB oB 1 C © « t— .1 t» S 5 »-H N -H t- cS £ s a x. CB s £ Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:40 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:40 PM £ £© Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:40 PM Registration No. 1833 SCHEDULE II (July 1- 2017 - December 31, 2017) Response to Item 15 (a) During this 6-month period, JETRO Los Angeles disbursed or expended monies in connection with its activities on behalf of its foreign principal (JETRO Tbkyo) as follows'1. Office Rental2. Salary: $98,959.59 $349,483.63 3. Project Expenditures: •Exhibit/Seminar Expenses •Market Research Expenses • Information Publicity 4. Office Expenses: *** . TOTAL EXPENSES:. $218,349.26 $16,360.00 $4,143.92 $340,501.33 $ 1.027.797.73 ** (Telephone, office supplies, travel, conference expenses, insurance, facsimile, couriers, postage, and miscellaneous expenses.) Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:40 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:40 PM Registration No. 1833 SCHEDULE HI (Attached Sheet for Item 14 (a)) Remittance from JETRO, Tokyo (July 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017) Month Amount July, 2017 $288,200.00 August, 2017 N/A September, .2017 N/A October, 2017 $325,100.00 November, 2017 N/A December, 2017 N/A TOTAL FUND RECEIVED: $613.300.00 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:40 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/25/2018 7:25:40 PM Registration No. 1833 SCHEDULE IV ITEM li: ACTIVITIES OF JETRO Los Angeles (July 1, 2017-December 31, 2017) The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), established by a special law in Japan, is an independent administrative agency under the supervision of the Government of Japan, dedicated to promoting mutually beneficial trade and economic relations between Japan and other countries. In the United States, JETRO currently maintains offices in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, and Atlanta. These offices provide information relating to the Japanese economy and business as well as U.S-Japanese economic and trade relations and engage in various activities to promote trade and direct investment between Japan and the United States. JETRO offices in the United States are believed to serve similar junctions as those of the United States Trade Center (of the U.S. Department of Commerce) established in Japan. As the Los Angeles-based office of JETRO, JETRO Los Angeles provides to public officials, corporations, associations, individuals and any other interested parties information and materials related to various aspects of Japanese economy and business as well as U.S.-Japanese economic and trade relations. JETRO Los Angeles also monitors the development of U.S. economic and market conditions for JETRO. 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