Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Fidelity Japanese Values Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments					X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights					X
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		FIL Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		See section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		05 April  2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		06 April 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		11%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0003328555

11,520,345

11,520,345

11,493,849

10.09%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Subscription shares

86.50p

29th April 2016

973,526

Nominal

Delta

0.85%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

12,467,375

10.94%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Management Company % FIL Limited                 0.38 FIL Luxembourg SA              4.74 Fidelity Investments International              5.82 Total            10.94
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:	FIL may exercise any voting rights attaching to Fidelity ISA or Fidelity Share plan clients beneficial shareholding unless the client has elected to exercise such rights themselves.
14. Contact name:	Sally-Ann Hatton
15. Contact telephone number:	[e-mail], 01737 837148

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)	FIL Limited
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow Lane, Pembroke, HM19 Bermuda
Phone number & email	01737 837148, [e-mail]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Company Secretary
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Bonita Guntrip For and on behalf of FIL Investments International
Contact address	Kingswood Fields, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RB
Phone number & email	01737 837320
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Authorised to make this filing under power of attorney
C: Additional information
None