Principal Office and Mailing Address

Saitama, Japan

Agent for Ministry of Process

California Registered Corporate Agent (1505): MyCorporation Business Ministries, Inc.

Purpose Statement

This corporation is a religious corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person. It is organized under the Nonprofit Religious Corporation Law exclusively for religious purposes.

Specific Purpose

This corporation is a Religious Nonprofit Organization registered under the laws of the State of California, founded in the Catholic tradition of faith, worship, and service. Its purpose is to serve God and humanity through prayer, the sacraments, priestly ministry, and works of mercy, promoting the unity of faith and reason. The corporation conducts worship, pastoral care, education, charity, and healing, encourages art and media as expressions of faith, and operates worldwide through churches and missions to advance faith, peace, and service.

Additional Statements

This corporation is organized and operated exclusively for religious purposes within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3).

No substantial part of the activities of this corporation shall consist of carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and this corporation shall not participate or intervene in any political campaign (including the publishing or distribution of statements) on behalf of any candidate for public office.

The property of this corporation is irrevocably dedicated to the purposes set forth herein and no part of the net income or assets of this corporation shall ever inure to the benefit of any director, officer or member thereof or to the benefit of any private person.

Upon the dissolution or winding up of this corporation, its assets remaining after payment, or provision for payment, of all debts and liabilities of this corporation shall be distributed to a nonprofit fund, foundation or corporation which is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational and/or religious purposes and which has established its tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3).

Additional information and signatures set forth on attached pages, if any, are incorporated herein by reference and made part of these Articles of Incorporation.

Incorporator

Incorporator: Ayuki Kurihara
Electronic signature dated October 21, 2025