IIJ Announces Director and Executive Officer Nominations

TOKYO, May 27, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Internet Initiative Japan Inc. ("IIJ")
(Nasdaq:IIJI) (Tokyo:3774), one of Japan's leading Internet access and
comprehensive network solutions providers, today announced the nomination of the
candidates for positions on the Company's Board of Directors.

Mr. Shingo Oda and Mr. Kiyoshi Ishida have been newly nominated to be candidates
for Director. Mr. Oda was President and Representative Director of
Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd. from May 2005 to November 2007. Mr. Ishida has been
Division Director of the SEIL Business Unit since April 2005.

The nomination is subject to the approval of IIJ's 16th Ordinary General Meeting
of Shareholders that will be held on June 27, 2008 in Tokyo 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 27, 2008, 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 Head of Engineering
Mr. Yoshiaki Hisamoto Division Director of the
Administrative Department
Senior Managing
Director Mr. Hideshi Hojo Division Director of the
Sales Department
Directors Mr. Takamichi Miyoshi Director and General
Manager of the Strategy
Planning Division
Mr. Akihisa Watai Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Accounting Officer
Mr. Kazuhiro Tokita Division Director of the
Service Business Department
Mr. Junichi Shimagami Division Director of the
Network Service Department
Mr. Kiyoshi Ishida(1) Division Director of the
SEIL Business Unit
Mr. Yasurou Tanahashi(2)
Mr. Takashi Hiroi(2)
Mr. Junnosuke Furukawa(2)
Mr. Senji Yamamoto
Mr. Shingo Oda(1)(2)
Company Auditors Mr. Junichi Tate(3)
Mr. Masaki Okada(3)
Mr. Masaaki Koizumi(3)
Mr. Hirofumi Takahashi

(1) New appointment
(2) Outside Directors
(3) Outside Company Auditors
(*) Mr. Hiroyuki Hisashima will resign from Director followed by the
closing of IIJ's 16th Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders.
About IIJ

Founded in 1992, Internet Initiative Japan Inc. ("IIJ") (Nasdaq:IIJI)
(Tokyo: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 First Section
of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2006. For more information about IIJ, visit the
IIJ Web site at http://www.iij.ad.jp/en/.

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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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