CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION

COMMENDATION AWARD

June 11, 2006

From the
MINISTER of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

It is our honor to present this award to you in recognition of your outstanding accomplishments and for transferring the university seeds in cooperation with current industry, university, and government.

Your efforts have served as a positive role model for the nation and you have directly contributed to the promotion and acceleration of the science & technology of our country to the rest of the world.

This commendation award is proudly presented to:

YOJI YUKI,

President,

NIIGATA-TLO INC.

In recognition of the following Innovative technology:

Development of the QUICK HYDROGEN SENSOR

Kenji Kosaka,

Signed and sealed

MINISTER of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science
and Technology