JT's New Executive Appointments FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tokyo, November 27, 2014

JT's New Executive Appointments

Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) (TSE: 2914) has today announced the Board of Directors' resolution concerning the Company's new executive appointments. The appointment of Audit and Supervisory Board Members is subject to approval at the General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on March 20, 2015.

I. Audit and Supervisory Board Member (To be appointed as of March 20, 2015)

1. Candidate for newly appointed Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Hiroshi Ohbayashi (currently Attorney at Law)

2. Resigning Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Koichi Ueda

II. Candidate for Substitute Auditor (To be appointed as of March 20, 2015) Michio Masaki (currently Substitute Auditor)

III. Executive Officers (To be appointed as of Januray 1, 2015)

1. Newly appointed Executive Officer

Senior Vice President, Head of Domestic Leaf

Tobacco General Division, Tobacco Business

Yasushi Hasegawa

2. Resigning Executive Officers

Shinichi Murakami (currently Executive Vice President)

Atsuhiro Kawamata (currently Senior Vice President)

3. Executive Officer with Change in Responsibilities

Senior Executive Vice President,

Compliance and Chief General Affairs Officer

Ryoji Chijiiwa

Executive Vice President,

Head of China Division, Tobacco Business

Kazuhito Yamashita

Senior Vice President,

Chief Corporate, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs

Officer, Tobacco Business

Junichi Fukuchi

Senior Vice President,

Head of Tobacco Business Planning Division, Tobacco Business

Kiyohide Hirowatari

Senior Vice President,

Chief Legal Officer

Haruhiko Yamada

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Japan Tobacco Inc. is a leading international tobacco product company. Its products are sold in over 120 countries and its internationally recognized cigarette brands include Winston, Camel, Mevius and LD. With diversified operations, JT is also actively present in pharmaceuticals, beverages and processed foods. The company's revenue was ¥2.400 trillion (US$23,318 million(*)) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.

*Translated at the rate of ¥102.92 per $1, as of March 31, 2014

Contact: Ryohei Sugata, General Manager Media and Investor Relations Division Japan Tobacco Inc.

Tokyo: +81-3-5572-4292

E-mail: jt.media.relations@jt.com

Supplementary Material

JT's New Executive Appointments

Members of the Board

As of March 20, 2015.

Chairman of the Board Yasutake Tango Representative Director Mitsuomi Koizumi Representative Director Yasushi Shingai Representative Director Noriaki Okubo Representative Director Akira Saeki Member of the Board Hideki Miyazaki Member of the Board Motoyuki Oka Member of the Board Main Kohda

Audit and Supervisory Board Members

Subject to approval at the General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on March 20, 2015.

Standing Audit and Supervisory Board Member Futoshi Nakamura Standing Audit and Supervisory Board Member Tomotaka Kojima Audit and Supervisory Board Member Yoshinori Imai Audit and Supervisory Board Member Hiroshi Ohbayashi

Executive Officers

As of January 1, 2015.

President Chief Executive Officer Mitsuomi Koizumi
Executive Deputy
President
Compliance, Strategy, HR, General Administration,
Legal and Operation Review & Business Assurance
Yasushi Shingai
Executive Deputy
President
Pharmaceutical, Beverage, and Processed Food
Business
Noriaki Okubo
Executive Deputy
President
President, Tobacco Business Akira Saeki
Executive Deputy
President
CSR, Finance and Communications Hideki Miyazaki
Senior Executive
Vice President
Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, Tobacco Business Kenji Iijima
Senior Executive
Vice President
Compliance and Chief General Affairs Officer Ryoji Chijiiwa
Senior Executive
Vice President
Chief Strategy Officer Mutsuo Iwai
Executive Vice
President
Head of China Division, Tobacco Business KazuhitoYamashita
Senior Vice
President
Chief Corporate, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs
Officer, Tobacco Business
Junichi Fukuchi
Senior Vice
President
Chief R&D Officer, Tobacco Business Yasuyuki Yoneda
Senior Vice
President
Head of Manufacturing General Division,
Tobacco Business
Masahiko Sato
Senior Vice
President
Head of Tobacco Business Planning Division, Tobacco Business
Kiyohide Hirowatari
Senior Vice
President
Head of Domestic Leaf Tobacco General Division,
Tobacco Business
Yasushi Hasegawa
Senior Vice
President
President, Pharmaceutical Business Muneaki Fujimoto
Senior Vice
President
Head of Central Pharmaceutical Research
Institute, Pharmaceutical Business
Shigenori Ohkawa
Senior Vice
President
Head of Beverage Business Goichi Matsuda
Senior Vice
President
CSR Ryoko Nagata
Senior Vice
President
Business Development and Corporate Strategy Takehiko Tsutsui
Senior Vice
President
Chief Human Resources Officer Chito Sasaki
Senior Vice
President
Chief Financial Officer Naohiro Minami
Senior Vice
President
Chief Communications Officer Yuki Maeda
Senior Vice
President
Chief Legal Officer Haruhiko Yamada

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