IIJ-Tech Announces Corporate Officer Nominations.

TOKYO -- Internet Initiative Japan Inc. ("IIJ", NASDAQ: IIJI, TSE Mothers: 3774), one of Japan's leading Internet access and comprehensive network solutions providers, today announced that IIJ Technology Inc. ("IIJ-Tech"), IIJ's 72.1 % owned subsidiary, decided candidates for the positions of Member of the Board. These nominations are subject to the approval of IIJ-Tech's Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders that will be held on June 27, 2006 and to the approval of the Board of Directors at a meeting that will be held on the same day.

1. Directors
    (1) Promotional directors
         Vice Chairman and Representative Director
                                     Mr. Senji Yamamoto(*1) (Currently
                                     Director)
         Senior Managing Director    Mr. Tsutomu Yoshihara (Currently
                                     Managing Director)
         Managing Director           Mr. Masayoshi Tobita (Currently
                                     Director)
    (2) New appointment
         Director                    Mr. Shozo Kokubu (Currently Sales
                                     Division Director)

2. Statutory Auditors
    (1) Resignation                  Mr. Bumpei Katayama(*2)
    (2) New appointment              Mr. Jyunichi Tate(*2)


Mr. Senji Yamamoto's Biography
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1946  Born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
      Graduated from Mathematics of Department of Science, Kyoto
      University
1970  Entered Sony Corporation
1995  Director, Sony Communication Network Corporation
1998  President and Representative Director, Sony Communication
      Network Corporation
2000  Group Executive Officer, Sony Corporation
2005  Chairman and Director, Sony Communication Network Corporation
2005  Director, IIJ Technology Inc.
2006  Vice Chairman and Representative Director, IIJ Technology Inc.
      (dated June 27, 2006)


(*1) Mr. Yamamoto was selected as Director, Internet Initiative Japan
     Inc. subject to the approval of the Ordinary General Meeting of
     Shareholders of IIJ to be held on June 28, 2006, and President
     and Representative Director, IIJ Financial Systems Inc.
(*2) 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/.

About IIJ Technology Inc.

IIJ Technology Inc. (IIJ-Tech) was established in November 1996 by IIJ, Sumitomo Corp., Itochu Corp., Sumitomo Electric Industries , Hitachi Software Engineering, Sun Microsystems, Toyota, Hewlett Packard Japan and others. IIJ-Tech provides comprehensive Internet systems integration and consulting services for corporate networks and e-commerce systems. http://www.iij-tech.co.jp/

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.