Japan Gold Corp. provided a progress report on the Barrick Alliance activities. Highlights: On December 2nd the Company announced the acquisition of three mining rights collectively called the Kowa Project and now included into the Barrick Alliance; • Geochemical sampling has been completed on 20 out of 30 Barrick Alliance Projects throughout Japan; Since the last update on October 21st, geochemical sampling has been completed on 10 of 11 Barrick Alliance Hokkaido Projects including: Sanru, Aibetsu, Tenryu, Numanoue, Hakuryu, Onne, Fujimi, Harutomi, Buho, Minamikayabe, and 50% of the new Kanehana Alliance project; Geochemical sampling is now also complete on the Togi Project in central Honshu; Geophysical gravity surveying has been completed on 8 out of 15 Barrick Alliance Projects in Southern Kyushu: Mizobe, Mizobe 1st Extension, Mizobe-Onoyama, Onoyama-Yamagano, Onoyama, Kurino, Gumyo and Isa; Geophysical gravity surveying will be completed at the Togi Project in December; Company personnel will spend the first 2 weeks of December in Southern Kyushu sampling the Ebino and Tobaru-Fuke Extension Projects before taking a break over the new year period.