Dear All,

We would like to express our deepest condolences and concern for all those who have suffered in the Tohoku-Pacific Earthquake. The earthquake struck and caused great damage to the Tohoku and Kanto areas on March 11. We express our concern for all those people who have suffered as a result of the earthquake and at the same time we would like to express our thanks to all who have conveyed their concern for our safety, from abroad as well as from all over Japan. Fortunately, no members of the firm have been harmed and our office has not suffered any damage. We do expect to have planned power cuts from today. However, at the moment, the office is open for business. In some cases we might not be able to respond to inquiries, depending on the situation of each individual lawyer. If you need to contact a lawyer urgently, please try to contact them by e-mail or use the contact details set out below.

Telephone: +81-3-6212-8330 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Japan time)

E-mail: mhm_info@mhmjapan.com (24 hours)

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
(March 14, 2011 9:00 a.m.)

To the members of the firm:
If you have any concerns, please contact us using the above contact details.