Japan Finance Organization For Municipalities 18-K/A Annual report (foreign governments) (amended)

EX-5.B Page 2 of 2

EXHIBIT 5.B.

NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF
THE UNDERWRITERS OF THE BONDS

BNP Paribas
10 Harewood Avenue
London NW1 6AA
Att: Eric Noyer

J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd.
125 London Wall
London EC2Y 5AJ
Att: Charles Gibb

Mizuho International plc
Bracken House
One Friday Street
London EC4M 9JA
Attn: Andrew Wills

Citigroup Global Markets Limited
Canada Square
25 Canary Wharf
London E14 5LB

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited
One Cabot Square
London E14 4QL

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Winchester House
1 Great Winchester Street
London EC2N 2DB

Merrill Lynch International
Merrill Lynch Financial Centre
2 King Edward Street
London EC1A 1HQ

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
20 Cabot Square
Canary Wharf
London E14 4QA

Nomura International plc
Nomura House
1 St Martin’ s-le-Grand
London EC1A 4NP