As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2023

Registration No. 333-135238

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

For Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts

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CANON INC.

(Canon Kabushiki Kaisha)

(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

N/A

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

Japan

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

383 Madison Avenue, Floor 11, New York, New York 10179

Telephone (800) 990-1135

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)

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Canon U.S.A, Inc.

One Canon Park
Melville, New York 11747
(631)-330-5000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copy to:

Scott A. Ziegler, Esq.

Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP

570 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2405

New York, New York 10022

(212) 319-7600

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466

☒ immediately upon filing

☐ on (Date) at (Time)        

If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box. ☐

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each class of Securities to be registered	Amount to be registered	Proposed maximum aggregate price per unit (1)	Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (2)	Amount of registration fee
American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing one share of common stock of Canon Inc. (Canon Kabushiki Kaisha)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

(1) Each unit represents one American Depositary Share.

(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares.

PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt (“ADR” or “American Depositary Receipt”) included as Exhibit A to the Fourth Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6, which is incorporated herein by reference.

CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

Item Number and Caption			Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
(1)	Name and address of Depositary		Introductory paragraph and bottom of face of American Depositary Receipt
(2)	Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities		Face of American Depositary Receipt, top center
	Terms of Deposit:
	(i)	Amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Shares	Face of American Depositary Receipt, upper right corner
	(ii)	Procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities	Paragraph (12)
	(iii)	Collection and distribution of dividends	Paragraphs (4), (5), (7) and (10)
	(iv)	Transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material	Paragraphs (3), (8) and (12)
	(v)	Sale or exercise of rights	Paragraphs (4), (5) and (10)
	(vi)	Deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization	Paragraphs (4), (5), (10) and (13)
	(vii)	Amendment, extension or termination of the Deposit Agreement	Paragraphs (16) and (17)
	(viii)	Rights of holders of ADRs to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of Holders of ADRs	Paragraph (3)
	(ix)	Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities	Paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5)
	(x)	Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary	Paragraph (14)
(3)	Fees and Charges		Paragraph (7)

Item Number and Caption		Location in Form of American Depositary   Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
(b)	Statement that Canon Inc. (i) is currently subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and accordingly, files certain reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission and that such reports can be retrieved from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s internet website at www.sec.gov and (ii) upon effectiveness of the termination of Canon Inc.'s reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Canon Inc. shall publish information in English required to maintain the exemption from registration under Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on its internet web site (https://global.canon/en) or through an electronic information delivery system generally available to the public in its primary trading market.	Paragraph (8)

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 3. EXHIBITS

(a) Form of Deposit Agreement. Form of Fourth Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement among Canon Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder (the “Deposit Agreement”), including the form of American Depositary Receipt attached as Exhibit A thereto. Filed herewith as Exhibit (a).

(b) Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby. Not Applicable.

(c) Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years. Not Applicable.

(d) Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered. Previously filed and incorporated herein by reference.

(e) Certification under Rule 466. Filed herewith as Exhibit (e).

Item 4. UNDERTAKINGS

(a) The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the American Depositary Receipts, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.

(b) If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an American Depositary Receipt thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on March 6, 2023.

Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares
By:	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary
By:	/s/ Lisa M. Hayes
Name:	Lisa M. Hayes
Title:	Vice President

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Canon Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on March 6, 2023.

CANON INC.
By:	/s/ Fujio Mitarai
Name:	Fujio Mitarai
Title:	Chairman & CEO

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Fujio Mitarai and Toshizo Tanaka, jointly and severally, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons on March 6, 2023, in the capacities indicated.

Name	Title
/s/ Fujio Mitarai	Chairman & CEO
Fujio Mitarai
/s/ Toshizo Tanaka	Executive Vice President & CFO
Toshizo Tanaka
/s/ Toshio Homma	Executive Vice President & CTO
Toshio Homma
/s/ Kunitaro Saida	Director
Kunitaro Saida
/s/ Yusuke Kawamura	Director
Yusuke Kawamura

/s/ Katsuhito Yanagibashi	Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Katsuhito Yanagibashi
/s/ Hiroaki Sato	Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Hiroaki Sato
/s/ Yutaka Tanaka	Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Yutaka Tanaka
/s/ Hiroshi Yoshida	Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Hiroshi Yoshida
/s/ Koichi Kashimoto	Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Koichi Kashimoto

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT

Under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Canon Inc has signed this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form F-6 in New York, on March 6, 2023.

Authorized U.S. Representative
By:	/s/ Junichi Furuyama
Name:	Junichi Furuyama
Title:	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, Canon U.S.A., Inc.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number
(a)	Form of  Fourth Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement
(e)	Rule 466 Certification