Japan Gold Corp. announced acceptance by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ("METI") of 10 new prospecting rights applications covering extensions to the Barrick Alliance, Gumyo Project in the Hokusatsu Region of the Southern Kyushu Epithermal Gold Province. Highlights: The Gumyo Project, part of the Barrick Alliance project portfolio, is located immediately west of Sumitomo Metal Mining's Hishikari Gold Mine which has produced 7.9 million ounces of gold at grades between 30-40 g/t5; The ten new prospecting rights applications accepted by METI at Gumyo comprise 2,937 hectares and bring the company's total coverage in the Hokusatsu Region to a total of 96,227 hectares (approximately 80% of prospective and explorable ground within the region); The Hokusatsu Region is Japan's largest gold producing area with low-sulphidation epithermal deposits recording a combined production of over 11 million ounces; The company's portfolio now comprises of 186,270 hectares of prospective ground across 5 of Japan's major epithermal gold provinces within the three main islands of Kyushu, Hokkaido and Honshu.