2001 Press Releases

TOKYO, March 1, 2001 - Internet Initiative Japan (Nasdaq: IIJI) ("IIJ"), one of Japan's leading Internet access and solutions providers, today announced that IIJ America Inc., its New York-based 86.7%-owned subsidiary, is to begin offering a new value-added e-mail accounts management service called "Enterprise E-mail Service" through partnership with USA.NET a Colorado-based global eMessaging service provider. The new service mainly targets Japanese corporations based in the United States that are looking to outsource their e-mail functions. The service is offered commercially beginning today.

Mr. Koichi Suzuki, President and CEO of IIJ, commented: "We believe this service will be beneficial for our US-based corporate customers that are seeking one-stop customer support for totally secure e-mail hosting and connectivity solutions in a cost-effective manner. This offering enhances our value-added Internet services, which should ultimately result in a broadening of our customer base within the US marketplace."

Enterprise E-Mail Service

		New customers	If subscribed with IIJ America's services(*1)
Initial set-up charge		US$200.00	US$0.00
Monthly charges	Basic charge(*2)	US$75.00	US$50.00
	Additional accounts	$75.00/5 accounts	$50.00/5 accounts
	Expansion of Mailbox volume	Additional 25MB: $10.00/1 account Additional 75MB: $20.00/1 account

Main functions	(For end-users) Web mail Junk mail blocker Autoresponders Email forwarding (up to 5 addresses) Spool area utilization indicator (For administrators) User management Group distribution list management

• (*1)T1 Internet Connection Service, T3 Burstable Internet Connection Service and DSL Internet Connection Service
• (*2)Basic charge includes up to five accounts and a 25MB mailbox size.

About IIJ

Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ, NASDAQ: IIJI) is Japan's leading Internet-access and comprehensive Internet solution provider mainly targeting high-end corporate customers. Founded in 1992 as a pioneer of commercial Internet services in Japan, IIJ has built one of the largest Internet backbone networks in Japan as well as between Japan and the United States. IIJ and its group companies provide total solutions including: new generation network services over optical-fiber infrastructure optimized for data communications; construction of Asian-wide IP backbone networks, high-quality Internet access, security systems, hosting/housing, and content design; as well as systems integration.

About IIJ America Inc.

IIJ America Inc. is a subsidiary of Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ, NASDAQ: IIJI), Japan's leading Internet-access and comprehensive Internet solution provider. IIJ America was established in 1996 to bring high-quality Internet access services to US customers, which linked directly to IIJ group's seamless high-capacity backbone network connecting the U.S., Japan, and the countries of Asia.

About USA.NET

USA.NET, the global eMessaging Service Provider, delivers a complete suite of outsourced messaged solutions that are backed by a commitment to operational excellence more than 3,000 businesses-including American Express, United Airlines, Saturn and Mail Boxes Etc.-and manages more than 15 million mailboxes worldwide. Designed to meet the needs of all audiences, USA.NET's total value-added email outsourcing solutions eliminate the hassle and expense of installing, upgrading and supporting an in-house email system. The first company to launch Web-based email in 1996, USA.NET also became the first to introduce email outsourcing for businesses in 1997. USA.NET received the industry's first patent for its Web-based email filtering and forwarding technology in 1999. For more information on USA.NET, visit www.usa.net.

The statements within this release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. Readers are referred to the documents filed by Internet Initiative Japan Inc. with the SEC, specifically the most recent reports on Forms 20-Fand 6-K, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.