The purpose of the Organization for Technical Intern Training (hereinafter referred to as the "OTIT") is to ensure the proper implementation of technical intern training and protection of the technical intern trainees in relation to the acquisition of skills, etc. by foreign nationals, thereby promoting international cooperation through the transfer of skills, etc. to developing regions and elsewhere through human resources development.

The OTIT is a corporation.

Only one OTIT is to be established.

①The stated capital of the OTIT is to be the total amount contributed by the government and non-governmental persons for its incorporation.

②The OTIT may increase its stated capital, if necessary, with the authorization of the competent ministers.

①The OTIT must use the words "外国人技能実習機構" (pronounced "Gaikokujin Ginojisshu Kiko", meaning "Organization for Technical Intern Training") in its name.

②No person other than the OTIT must not use the words "外国人技能実習機構" (pronounced "Gaikokujin Ginojisshu Kiko", meaning "Organization for Technical Intern Training") in its name.

①The OTIT must be registered pursuant to Cabinet Order.

②The matters required to be registered pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph may not be duly asserted against a third party before they have been registered.

The provisions of Article 4 and Article 78 of the Act on General Incorporated Associations and General Incorporated Foundations (Act No. 48 of 2006) apply mutatis mutandis to the OTIT.

Three or more incorporators with specialized knowledge and experience on technical intern training are required in order to incorporate the OTIT.

①Incorporators must promptly prepare articles of incorporation for the OTIT, and must solicit capital contributions for the OTIT from non-governmental persons.

②The articles of incorporation referred to in the preceding paragraph must include the following:

①Upon the completion of the solicitation under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, incorporators must promptly submit the articles of incorporation to the competent ministers and apply for authorization for incorporation.

②The competent ministers nominate a person to be the president and persons to be inspectors of the OTIT.

③The person nominated to be the president and the inspectors of the OTIT pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph are considered to have been respectively appointed as president and inspectors at the time of the establishment of the OTIT pursuant to the provisions of Article 71, paragraph (1).

①Upon obtaining the authorization set forth under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the incorporators must, without delay, transfer their administrative affairs to the person nominated to be the president of the OTIT pursuant to paragraph (2) of the same Article.

②When the person nominated pursuant to paragraph (2) of the preceding Article to be the president of the OTIT has taken over the administrative affairs pursuant to the preceding paragraph, that person must request the payment of capital contributions, without delay, from the National Government and from persons other than the National Government that have responded to the solicitation of capital contributions.

①If capital contributions have been paid pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, the person nominated pursuant to the provisions of Article 66, paragraph (2) to be the president of the OTIT must, without delay, register the incorporation of the OTIT pursuant to Cabinet Order.

②The OTIT is to be established upon the registration of its incorporation.

The OTIT is to have one president, no more than three directors, and no more than two inspectors as its officers.

①The president represents the OTIT and presides over its operations.

②The directors, as determined by the president, represent the OTIT, assist the president in administering the operations of the OTIT, act on behalf of the president if the president is unavailable, and perform the duties of the president if the post is vacant.

③The inspectors inspect the OTIT's operations.

④The inspectors may submit their opinions to the president or the competent minister if they find it necessary based on the results of an inspection.

①The president and the inspectors are to be appointed by the competent ministers.

②The directors are to be appointed by the president with the authorization of the competent ministers.

①The term of office of officers is to be two years; provided, however, that the term of office of an officer who is appointed to fill a vacancy is to be the remaining term of office of that officer's predecessor.

②An officer may be reappointed.

An employee of the government or local government (except a part-time employee) is ineligible for the position of an officer.

①The competent minister or the president must dismiss an officer whom they have appointed, if that officer comes to fall under the preceding Article.

②In accordance with the rules under the provisions of Article 71, the competent ministers or the president may dismiss an officer whom they have appointed, if that officer comes to fall under any of the following items, or if the competent ministers or the president finds that it is inappropriate for that officer to remain an officer:

Officers of the OTIT (not including officers in part-time positions) must not become an officer of a for-profit organization, and must not themselves engage in a profit-making business; provided, however, that this dose not apply if the officer obtains the approval of the competent ministers.

An inspector must not concurrently hold the position of the president, director, councilor, or employee of the OTIT.

The president and directors do not have the right to representation with respect to a matter involving a conflict of interest between the president or any director and the OTIT. In such a case, the inspectors represent the OTIT.

The president may appoint, from among the employees of the OTIT, an agent with the authority to undertake all acts in or out of court involving part of the OTIT's business.

The OTIT's employees are appointed by the president.

No officer or employee of the OTIT, or person who has held any of those positions may divulge or misappropriate any confidential information that they came to know of in the course of their duties, without justifiable reason.

With respect to the application of the Penal Code and any other penal provisions, the OTIT's officers and employees are deemed to be employees engaged in public service under the laws and regulations.

①The OTIT has a board of councilors in order to ensure smooth management of the operations specified in Article 87 (excluding the operations set forth in item (i) of the same Article and other operations incidental thereto; the same applies hereinafter in this Article).

②The board of councilors deliberates on important matters relating to the management of the operations specified in Article 87.

③In addition to those matters provided for in the preceding paragraph, the board of councilors may submit its opinion on important matters related to the management of the operations specified in Article 87, in response to a consultation by the president, and may make a proposal on matters considered necessary to the president.

The board of councilors consists of up to 15 councilors.

①The councilors are appointed by the president with the authorization of the competent ministers from among persons representing the workers, persons representing the employers, and persons with specialized knowledge and experience relating to technical intern training.

②The numbers of the councilors representing workers and employers are to be the same.

③The term of office of councilors is four years; provided, however, that the term of office of a councilor who is appointed to fill a vacancy is the remaining term of office of their predecessor.

④A councilor may be reappointed.

The president may dismiss a councilor in accordance with the rules under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, if the councilor comes to fall under any item of paragraph (2) of Article 74.

The provisions of Article 80 and Article 81 apply mutatis mutandis to the councilors.