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] Received by.NSD/FARA Registration Unit 10/30/2017 8:30:16 AM OMB No. 1124-0002: Expires, Mny 31. '020 i;.s. Department of Justice Supplemental Statement Washington, DC 20530 Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended For Six Monih Period Ending 9^0/2017 I - REGISTRANT I. (a) Name of Registrant lb) Registration No. NHK Cosmomedia America, Inc. 4490 (e) Business Addresa(es) of Registrant 100 Broadway, 15th FL, New York, NY 10005 Hub, there been a change- in Ihe information previously furnished in connection with the following'.1 ui) If an individual: (1) Residence address(es) Yes • No • (2) Citizenship Yes Q No • (3) Occupation Yes • No • (h) If an organization: 1.1} Name Yts Q Nog) (2) Ownership or control Yes • No jg (3) Brand! offices Yes • No H (c) Explain uiliy all changes., if any, indicated in Items (a) and (b) above. IF THE REGISTRANT IS AN INDIVIDUAL. OMIT RESPONSE TO ITEMS 3, 4, AND 5(H). 3. if you have previously filed Kxhibh C. slate whether any changes therein Wave occurred during Shis fi month reporting period. Yes Q No a If yes, have you tiled an amendment to the Exhibit 0? Yes • No O If no, please attach the required amendment. 1 I'iic r.xhibit C. for ivliiob no printed form is jitwidetl, consist\ of a true copy of'iliu charier, atiiclcs ol'iiicoipwuifion. JissutiiihOH. and hv laws <>| n tepiMr'.mt (Sini'is Mi orgatHj-jTioit. (-A w;ii%,er m'tlie icquii-ement to file .in lijdii'oil C may be obtained tot gnoO c:ms« upt'ii written iipptscaLtoii lo ihe Assistant lUfonn-y tioneiul. Niitiuiw! Smutty Division. U.S XJejurfmeut uf Jtisliiiu, V/jshingtau. D<' 20530..; FOKM NSD-2 Revised 05/17 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 10/30/2017 8:30:16 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 10/30/2017 8:30:16 AM iPAGE 2) 4. (a) Have any persons ceased acting us partners, officers, directors or similar officials of the registrant during this 6 month reporting period? Yes H No C If yes. furnish the following information: Name Position . Dale Connection Ended Shotaro Matsutani Senior Vice President 4/1/2017 < by Have any persons become partners, officers, directors or similar officials during this 6 month reporting period? Yes m No • If yes. furnish the following information: Name Residence Address Citizenship Position Dote Assumed KojiNakatani 240 East 39th St #40-D Japan Senior Vice 4/1/2017 "> President 5. (a) Has any person named in Item 4(h) rendered services directly in furtherance ofthe inl crests of any foreign principal? Yes • No If yes, identify each such person and describe the service rendered. fb) During this six month reporting period, has the registrant hired as employees or in any other capacity, any persons who rendered or will render services to the registrant directly in furtherance ofthe interests of any foreign prmcipal(s) in other than a cleric:)! or secretarial, or in a related or similar capacity1 Y'cs • No Name Residence Address Citizenship Position Date Assumed tc) Have any employees or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, terminated their employment or connection with the registrant during this fi month reporting period? Yes Q , No S! If yes. furnish the following information- Name Position or Connection Date Terminated (d) Have any empk>\ ee,\ or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, terminated their connection with anv foreign principal during this 6 month reporting period'.' Yes D No If yes, furnish the following information:. ' • . Name Position or Connection Foreign Principal Date Terminated 6. Have short form registration statements been filed by at! ofthe persons named in Items 5(;i) and ofthe supplemental statement? Yss Q No H If no. list names of persons who have not filed the required statement. N/A Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 10/30/2017 8:30:16 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 10/30/2017 8:30:16 AM (PA OH 11- FOREIGN PRINCIPAL 7. Has your connection with any foreign principal ended during this 6 month reporting period? Yes O No • ITyes, furnish the following information:' foreign Principal Hate of Termination X. Have yott'acquired any new foreign prineipalfs)- during this 6 mould reporting period? Yes • No if yes. furnish th following information: Name and Address of Foreign Principal(s) Date Acquired 9. In addition to those named in Items 7 and 8. tf any, list foreign principa l(s)1 whom you continued to represent during the 6 month reporting period. Please see the attached "Exhibit A" and "Exhibit E" Hi. (a) Have you filed exhibits Cor the newly acquired foreign prineipal(s), if any, listed in item 8? Exhibit A' Yes • No g| Inhibit B4 Yes • No H if no, please attach the required exhibit, (b) Have there been any changes in the lixhibits A and B previously hied for any foreign principal whom you represented during Litis six month period'.' Y'es Q No £3 If yes, have you filed an amendment to these exhibits? Yes D No • If no. please attach the required amendment. 2 The ton) "foveigw priiieipur includes, in addition tu (hasv definud in Section !(b) ofthe Act. ;m individual organisation a»y ol' ivhosc activities -lie directly oriiicfireclh i'lipiiviiesi. directed, cmilvolkd. financed. \it mibsidi^ciJ m ivluile or in nuijoi pint by a torciuu government, foivipolitical paiiy. forciGti orgaui/anon or foreijjn individual ISM Huk t9'n A Kgislwm wlv repieseutK UVCIKJ 0mm ^ne fcveiu;u pnncipai is inquired ki list in tte si*.(icnwn(s Us tiles uwtci At! MHW IIVVK*: ywineipals foi wtafii he is nut L'uli'ili.-a ti> claim L'X't'mpiicui mirier Sicliou .1 of ihe Aci -See Rule 2Wi.) 3 I he Tixlnbii A. which is filed on-Niim NSO-.i. •iCts torih die informal i on vcquned lo he disclosed concwniiis each iweiia! pa;icip;:: 4 I ht i_;xf libit B.'ivhicii ir. filed cn i-orm NSD-4, sets forth the infomiaiioi) wiwcrning tJu- agnvmeur in isndci-Maiitiing hctwc-vti Ibf I'L-Et-itranl and the ioicign printipal Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 10/30/2017 8:30:16 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 10/30/2017 8:30:16 AM III - ACTIVITIES 11. louring fhis 6 month reporling period, have you engaged in any activities for or rendered any services to any foreign principal named in Items 7. 8, or c* of this Maiemenl? Yes i9§ No Ct If yes, identify each foreign principal and describe in full detail vol ir activities find service:-:. Please see the attached "Exhibit B" and Exhibit P. THtrina (his 6 month reporting period, have you on behalf of any foreign principal engaged in political activity'' as defined below? Yes • No K iJ'vos..identify each such foreign principal and describe in lull detail ail such political activity, indicating, among other things, the relations, interests' and policies sought to be inlluenced and the means employed to achieve this purpose, ff the registrant arranged, sponsored or delivered speeches, lectures or radio and TV broadcasts, give details as to dales, places of delivery, names of speakers and subject matter. Comments: NHK Cosrnomedia America, inc (NHKCMA) provides 24/7 TV Programs through pay channel called TV JAPAN. TV JAPAN offers 3 wide variety of programs including News, Documentaries, Sports (Japanese Baseball and Sumo Tournaments, for example}, Japanese music, Japanese Dramas, Animations, and other various entertainment programs to our pay subscribers in the US. We don't believe that the distribution of such TV programs to our subscribers Is political activity. NHKCMA seeks to make profits from business operations by providing TV JAPAN to our subscribers through CATV, IPTV, and Satellite operator (DISH) in the US. Wehave been filing FARA Supplemental Statements as a Registrant because the US Justice Department may view pur operation, distribution ofTV programs which indude News and Documentaries, as political activity within the meaning of FArtA statute. i-^. in addition (o the above described activities, if any. have you engaged in activity on your own behalf which benefits your foreign pnuctpal('s')? Yes &l No • if yes, describe fully. Comments: NHK Cosrnomedia America, inc. (NHKCMA) has also engaged in content production business in the US, including telecasting/production of major Professional Sports and special events, such as MLB, NFL, PGA, and Academy Award, for viewers in Japan. Additionally, NCMA has provided technical supports for distribution of "NHK World TV" described in the attached 'Exhibit A'. These business operations are purely commercial and these activities benefit our Shareholders by increasing the company's profit 5 Tnlitis.-Jl ac!iOiy," ik'fiiwd in Scehun hoi outre Act. ir,w* .ni\ achvily th;>l I In: tvi5»n oigiijii"? if folifvo IVJU. or li;al ihe jvc^n initials lo. m LW\- -.v-ite iJtfi'jrtiCu MA i.^:),y or ..aiV'bl of UK GMCIIIIIU'SH t>nh;-1 -"inlet Sljic. ;:r ..«y '.vclif.nof ihs pLiMic within Lhu iUinen Siai.W with id'cre-ie; lo f'oi muUmj.1:, udcwiiiia ot'dwasimi flu: ifc;nw:f:4- or k.u:ii!n p.,.l(i'iv"- i't'l!w I 'rmecl IM.'il.;-; m wilii rftaciuv tu initijical nt puL-hii iiitviests. jiijl.tiw ur (.•i.Kioni ot'.i yoves;mi-'ir! nt j tbicicn iMuuhY -,r .< i\wtn\ poliln:al pnifv Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 10/30/2017 8:30:16 AM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 10/30/2017 8:30:16 AM S PA Gil 5) IV - FINANCIAL INFORMATION 14.