Japan Tobacco Inc. appointed Takehiko Tsutsui as Chief Executive Officer effective from January 1, 2026. Biography: Takehiko Tsutsui was born on January 23, 1975. Apr.

2023 ? to date, Executive Vice President, JT International S.A. Jan. 2020, Senior Vice President, JT International S.A. Jun.

2014, Senior Vice President, JT. Mar. 2012, Vice President of Corporate Strategy.

Apr. 1997, Joined Japan Tobacco Inc. Masamichi Terabatake resigned as Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director, and will assume a new position as Member of the Board without the right to represent the Company as of January 1, 2026, and will become Deputy Chairperson of the Board subject to ratification at the 41st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for March 25, 2026, and approval at the Company?s Board of Directors? meeting, scheduled subsequently.

Masamichi Terabatake will resign as President, Chief Executive Officer as of December 31, 2025.