20-F (Filed in July 2012

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 5, 2012 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 20-F ‘ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR È ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 OR ‘ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ‘ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of event requiring this shell company report Commission file number: 1-31221 Kabushiki Kaisha NTT DOCOMO (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Translation of registrant’s name into English) Sanno Park Tower 11-1, Nagata-cho 2-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150 Japan Japan (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (Address of principal executive offices) Yuko Nakamura or Ayano Tamada, Investor Relations TEL: +81-3-5156-1111 / FAX: +81-3-5156-0271 Sanno Park Tower, 2-11-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150 Japan (Name, Telephone, E-mail and /or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act. Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock* New York Stock Exchange Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act. None (Title of Class) Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act. None (Title of Class) Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report. As of March 31, 2012, 41,467,601 shares of common stock were outstanding, comprised of 41,232,107 shares and 23,549,400 ADSs (equivalent to 235,494 shares). Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes È No ‘ If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ‘ No È Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes È No ‘ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes È No ‘ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer È Accelerated filer ‘ Non-accelerated filer ‘ Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing: U.S. GAAP È International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ‘ Other ‘ If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. Item 17 ‘ Item 18 ‘ If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ‘ No È * Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing of the American Depositary Shares. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PART I Item 1. Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers ................................ 3 Item 2. Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable ............................................ 3 Item 3. Key Information ............................................................... 3 Item 4. Information on the Company ..................................................... 16 Item 4A. Unresolved Staff Comments ..................................................... 43 Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects ....................................... 43 Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees ....................................... 73 Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions ................................... 82 Item 8. Financial Information ........................................................... 83 Item 9. The Offer and Listing ........................................................... 84 Item 10. Additional Information .......................................................... 86 Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk ............................ 99 Item 12. Description of Securities Other Than Equity Securities ................................ 100 PART II Item 13. Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies .................................... 102 Item 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds .............. 102 Item 15. Controls and Procedures ......................................................... 102 Item 16A. Audit Committee Financial Expert ................................................. 102 Item 16B. Code of Ethics ................................................................ 103 Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services ............................................ 103 Item 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees ........................... 104 Item 16E. Purchases of Equity Securities by Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers ....................... 105 Item 16F. Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant ....................................... 105 Item 16G. Corporate Governance .......................................................... 105 Item 16H. Mine Safety Disclosure ......................................................... 106 Item 17. Financial Statements ............................................................ 106 Item 18. Financial Statements ............................................................ 106 Item 19. Exhibits ...................................................................... 107 Special Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements This annual report contains forward-looking statements such as forecasts of results of operations, management strategies, objectives and plans, forecasts of operational data such as the expected number of subscription, and the expected dividend payments. All forward-looking statements that are not historical facts are based on management’s current plans, expectations, assumptions and estimates based on the information currently available. Some of the projected numbers in this report were derived using certain assumptions that are indispensable for making such projections in addition to historical facts. These forward-looking statements are subject to various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in or suggested by any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the following: 1. Changes in the business environment in the telecommunications industry, such as intensifying competition from other service providers, businesses or other technologies caused by Mobile Number Portability, development of appealing new handsets, new market entrants and other factors, or the expansion of the areas of competition could limit our acquisition of new subscriptions and retention of existing subscriptions, or may lead to ARPU diminishing at a greater than expected rate or an increase in our costs and expenses. 2. Current and new services, usage patterns, and sales schemes introduced by our corporate group may not develop as planned, which could affect our financial condition and limit our growth. 3. The introduction or change of various laws or regulations inside and outside of Japan, or the application of such laws and regulations to our corporate group, could restrict our business operations, which may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. 4. Limitations in the amount of frequency spectrum or facilities made available to us could negatively affect our ability to maintain and improve our service quality and level of customer satisfaction and could increase our costs. 5. Other mobile service providers in the world may not adopt the technologies and the frequency bands that are compatible with those used by our corporate group’s mobile communications system on a continuing basis, which could affect our ability to sufficiently offer international services. 6. Our domestic and international investments, alliances and collaborations may not produce the returns or provide the opportunities we expect. 7. Malfunctions, defects or imperfection in our products and services or those of other parties may give rise to problems. 8. Social problems that could be caused by misuse or misunderstanding of our products and services may adversely affect our credibility or corporate image. 9. Inadequate handling of confidential

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