A foreign national who landed in Japan with a decision on the status of residence of "Trainee" set forth in Appended Table I (4) of the Former Immigration Control Act before the Item (iii) Effective Date and who has continued to reside in Japan thereafter may, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 20-2, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control Act as amended by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "Amended Immigration Control Act"), have their status of residence changed to "Technical Intern Training" (limited to the status pertaining to item (ii), sub-item (a) or (b) in the right-hand column under "Technical Intern Training" of Appended Table I (2) of the Amended Immigration Control Act). In this case, the phrase "sub-item (a) of the preceding item" in item (ii), sub-item (a) and the phrase "sub-item (b) of the preceding item" in sub-item (b) of that item, in the right-hand column under "Technical Intern Training" of Appended Table I (2) of the Amended Immigration Control Act, are replaced with "the right-hand column under 'Trainee' of (4)".