2 July 2010

Japan Leisure Hotels Limited (the "Company")

New Board Appointment

The Board of Japan Leisure Hotels Limited is pleased to announce that Janine May Lewis (45) has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company, with immediate effect.

Mrs Lewis is currently serving as a non-executive director on  Frostrow Capital (Guernsey) Ltd, IASL Directors 1 Ltd, IASL Directors 2 Ltd, IASL Nominees Limited, Global Investment Basket Limited, Investec Recovery Partners I Limited, Optimal Investment Growth Basket Limited, MP Trustees Limited, Matrix Property Fund Management (Guernsey) Limited, Accelerated Global Growth Basket Limited, East Asian Growth Basket Limited, Euro Asian Basket Limited, Investec World Axis, Asia Pacific Basket Limited and China Seas Basket Limited.  She is also presently an executive director of Praxis Property Fund Services Limited.

Additionally, Mrs Lewis served as a non-executive director on Enhanced Global Growth Basket Limited, Finistere Directors Limited, GFT Directors Limited, Finistere Secretaries Limited, Finistere Limited, Glanmore CoombeHill House Limited, Glanmore CoombeHill House 1 Limited and Glanmore Milton Keynes Limited within the previous five years. 

There is nothing further which is required to be announced pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.

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