IIJ Announces Director and Executive Officer Nominations

TOKYO-- May 25, 2006 - Internet Initiative Japan Inc. ("IIJ", NASDAQ: IIJI, TSE Mothers: 3774), one of Japan's leading Internet access and comprehensive network solutions providers, today announced the nomination of the following candidates for positions on the Company's Board of Directors.

Mr. Yoshiaki Hisamoto has been nominated to be a candidate for an Executive Vice President. He will succeed Mr. Fukuzo Inoue, who will finish his term following the close of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on June 28, 2006.

Mr. Senji Yamamoto, who is currently a director of IIJ Technology Inc. ("IIJ-Tech"), IIJ's 72.1% owned subsidiary, has been nominated to be a candidate for a Director of IIJ. Mr. Yamamoto is scheduled to be nominated for Vice Chairman of IIJ-Tech on June 27, 2006.

Mr. Junichi Tate has been nominated to be a candidate for Standing Statutory Auditor. Mr. Hideki Matsushita, the current Standing Statutory Auditor, will retire following the close of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on June 28, 2006.

These nominations are subject to the approval of IIJ's Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders that will be held on June 28, 2006 and to the approval of the Board of Directors at a meeting that will be held on the same day. If all approvals are obtained, as of June 28, 2006, our directors and executive officers will be as follows:

President	Mr. Koichi Suzuki	Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director
Executive Vice Presidents	Mr. Toshiya Asaba	Division Director of Network Service Department
Executive Vice Presidents	Mr. Yoshiaki Hisamoto (*1)	Division Director of Administrative Department
Senior Managing Director	Mr. Hideshi Hojo	Division Director of Sales Department
Directors	Mr. Takamichi Miyoshi	Director and General Manager of Strategy Planning Division
	Mr. Akihisa Watai	Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
	Mr. Hiroyuki Hisashima	Division Director of Applied Research and Development Department
	Mr. Kazuhiro Tokita	Division Director of Solution Department
	Mr. Yasurou Tanahashi(*2)
	Mr. Takashi Hiroi(*2)
	Mr. Yoshifumi Nishikawa(*2)
	Mr. Junnosuke Furukawa(*2)
	Mr. Senji Yamamoto(*1)
Standing Statutory Auditor	Mr. Junichi Tate(1)(3)
Statutory Auditors(*2)	Mr. Masaki Okada(*3)
	Mr. Masaaki Koizumi(*3)
	Mr. Hirofumi Takahashi

(*1) New appointment
(*2) Outside Directors
(*3) Outside Statutory Auditors

About IIJ

Founded in 1992, Internet Initiative Japan Inc. ("IIJ", NASDAQ: IIJI, Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers: 3774) is one of Japan's leading Internet-access and comprehensive network solutions providers. IIJ and its group of companies provide total network solutions that mainly cater to high-end corporate customers. The company's services include high-quality systems integration and security services, Internet access, hosting/housing, and content design. Moreover, the company has built one of the largest Internet backbone networks in Japan, and between Japan and the United States. IIJ was listed on NASDAQ in 1999 and on the Mothers market of Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2005. For more information about IIJ, visit the IIJ Web site at http://www.iij.ad.jp/en/.

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

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