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Ⅰ Policies •01May : Public Comments Invited for the Proposals of Basic Policy Concerning Compatibility of IPv6 for Internet Services Etc. and Basic Policy Concerning the Desire for Network Technicians to Acquire IPv6 Related Technologies (MIC) •01May : Publication and Inviting of Comments in Relation to the Mid-term Report (Proposal) from the Study Group Concerning the Improved Use of IPv6 on the Internet (MIC) •01May : Activities Starting to Promote Digitalization of Community Facilities by the MIC Television Viewer Support Centers (Digital Support) (MIC) •01May : Sets Medium- and Long-Term Targets for Reducing Environmental Impact in Three Key Areas (Ricoh) •08May : Reception Results Concerning Approval Applications for Establishment Plans of Specified Base Stations for the Introduction of 3.9 Generation Mobile Communications Systems. (MIC) •08May : Organization of an Investigation Group Concerning the Utilization Policies of Data

- 1 - Japan’s ICT News May 2009 The ITU Association of Japan Centers in the Cloud Computing Age (MIC) •11May : Signing of the Memorandum with the Korea Communications Commission Concerning Cooperation in the Information Communications Field (MIC) •12May : Adoption of the Proposal Concerning the Evaluation Technology of Radio Wave Safety for FY 2009 (MIC) •13May : Public Comment to be Invited Regarding Technical Conditions (Proposal) of Low Power Repeaters for Broad Band Mobile Wireless Access Systems Using 2.5GHz Band (Public Comments to be Invited Concerning the Broad Band Mobile Wireless Access System Committee’s Report (Proposal) (MIC) •13May : Accepting Applications from Organizations to Offer Support for the Purchasing of Terrestrial Digital Broadcast Receivers (MIC) •15May : FY2009 Info-Communications Promotion Month - Expanding Digitally, Living Brightly – (MIC) •15May : Publication of the Survey Results for the FY2008 Radio Wave Usage Condition Survey and Inviting of Public Comments Concerning the Evaluation Results (Proposal) for the FY2008 Radio Wave Usage Condition Survey (MIC) •15May : Opinions Inquired from Those Involved Concerning Technical Conditions for Public Broadband Mobile Communication Systems (MIC) •18May : Inviting of Proposals Concerning Demonstration Tests of Automated Voice Translation Technology to Contribute to the Promotion of Local Tourism (MIC) •19May : Public Comments Invited Concerning Guideline Proposal Regarding Safety Control When ASP/SaaS Business Workers Handle Medical Information (MIC) •22May : Inviting of Public Comment Concerning the Partial Revision Proposal of the Notification Regarding the Ability to Omit the Broadcast of Call Signs for Broadcast Stations - Development of Provisions for the Smooth Operation of the Rehearsal for the End of Analog Broadcasting - (MIC) •22May : Results of Survey on Radio Wave Impact on Medical Devices - Survey Concerning the Effects of Radio Waves from 800MHz Band and 2GHz Band CDMA2000 Mode Low Repeater Cellular Phones on Implanted Medical Devices - (MIC) •22May : Campaign to Promote the Collection of Used Cellular Phones (MIC) •25May : State of Plans to Adapt Local Public Facilities to Digital Broadcasting by Local Public Organizations (MIC) •25May : Role that Government Should Play in the State and Spread of Digital Broadcast Use (MIC) •26May : Public Opinion Invited Concerning the Role that Government Should Play in the State and Spread of Digital Broadcast Use (Telecommunications Council 2004 Inquiry No.8) (MIC) •29May : Results of Public Proposal Invitation for R&D on ICT Technologies in FY2009 (MIC) •29May : Public Comments Invited Regarding the Radio Wave Policy Panel Report Proposal (MIC)

Ⅱ Regulations •15May : Results of Public Comment Invited on the Draft MIC Ordinance to Partially Amend the Rules for Radio Operators (MIC)

- 2 - Japan’s ICT News May 2009 The ITU Association of Japan •21May : Result of Public Comments Concerning the Proposed Revisions of the Radio Act Notification and the Equipment Policies Regarding the Introduction of the Automatic Personal Identification System (MIC)

Ⅲ Services •14May : NTT Com Launches WLAN Roaming in Switzerland (NTT Com) •15May : SoftBank SELECTION to Launch English Versions of 'Jigsaw Art' (Softbank) •20May : Enhances SAP System Operations and Management Services (Fujitsu) •20May : Publication of Comments Invited Concerning the Setting of Standard Charge Index for Specified Telecommunications Services Provided by NTT East and NTT West (MIC) •25May : KDDI Introduces New Flat-rate Service for au Cellular Phones (KDDI) •25May : KDDI Introduces 'au Smart Sports' - Sports Support Service Combining Cellular Phone and PC (KDDI) •25May : KDDI Launches 'Wi-Fi WIN', Internet via 'au Cellular Phone' and 'Wireless LAN + Broadband Line' (KDDI) •25May : KDDI Enhances 'PC site viewer' Functionality(KDDI) •25May : NTT Com to Add Burstable Option for Ethernet Services (NTT Com) •27May : Nikkei BP Starts ECO JAPAN Network, an Ad Network Connecting External Environmental Websites (Nikkei) •28May : New Service from OCN Provides Children with Safer Internet (NTT Com)

Ⅳ Products •04May : Do the Math - Animal Apps, Toppling Towers and Hungry Penguins () •04May : New Controls Have Donkey Kong Moving to a New Beat (Nintendo) •08May : Fujitsu Releases New Full HD H.264/MPEG-2 Transcoder ICs (Fujitsu) •11May : Fujitsu Releases TeamStore/M Point-of-Sale System (Fujitsu) •11May : NEC LCD Technologies to Expand Lineup of LCD Modules Featuring White LED Backlight Systems for Industrial Applications (NEC) •11May : Galaxy Force Plays Real Soccer at a Pirate Party (Nintendo) •11May : Sharp to Introduce 10 New Models of the AQUOS D Series (Sharp) •12May : Fujitsu simplifies unified datacenter and Cloud computing management with Resource Coordinator VE (Fujitsu) •12May : Financial Results for the Year ended March 31, 2009 () •12May : Creates Industry's First IEEE802.11n High-speed Wireless Wide XGA Ultra Portable LCD Projector - the LP-WXU700 (Sanyo) •12May : TDK Launches TDK SATA II SSD SDG2A Series of High-Speed, Serial ATA II Compatible Solid State Drives (TDK) •14May : Launches "dynabook SS RX2/WAJ", World's First PC Integrating 512GB SSD (Toshiba)

- 3 - Japan’s ICT News May 2009 The ITU Association of Japan •15May : Toshiba Files Suit for Infringement of its Essential DVD Patents in Federal District Court (Toshiba) •18May : New Punch-Out!! Game For Wii Packs a Nostalgic Wallop (Nintendo) •18May : Zelda Classic Becomes 300th Virtual Console Game (Nintendo) •19May : Fujitsu Launches World’s First 125°C Spec. Low Power Memory for SiPs (Fujitsu) •19May : NTT DOCOMO Unveils 18 New Handsets— Rich Lineup Closely Attuned with Today's Mobile Users — (DOCOMO) •20May : SANYO Launches New HIT Solar Panel in Europe (Sanyo) •20May : SANYO Launches High Output HIT-HD Solar Modules in Europe (Sanyo) •22May : Three Incredible Games Just Got More Awesome: Metroid Prime Trilogy Heads to Wii (Nintendo) •25May : KDDI Releases New au Mobile Phone Line-Up (KDDI) •25May : Pop-Powered Adventures Bubble Up through the Clay (Nintendo) •25May : DOCOMO and Telefónica to Introduce Windows Mobile Handset by Toshiba (DOCOMO) •27May : NEC LCD Technologies Announces New 15.3-Inch LCD Module for High-end Broadcasting and Video Production Display Applications (NEC) •28May : Improved Q Factor with Thick Film Processing! Commercializing 0603 Size Film Type Chip Inductor LQP Series for High Frequency Circuits (Murata)

Ⅴ Technologies •01May : Development of Low-cost, Noise-proof, Wire-saving Technology Reducing Wire Bundles to a Single Cable (AIST) •07May : Fujifilm has developed ―EXCLEAR‖, a new transparent conductive film based on silver-halide photographic technologies, offering advanced transmittance, flexible performance and wider sheet resistance (Fujifilm) •07May : Fujitsu Delivers Security Solution for Lost or Stolen Notebook PCs (Fujitsu) •07May : Achieving the Core Prototype of Frequency Sharing Wireless Communications System—Using Open Frequencies through Harmonizing Cognitive Radio Base Stations and Cognitive Radio Terminal (NICT) •11May : Low-power and Secure Wearable ECG over Body Area Network — Towards Invisible and Dependable Health Watch-over Services (NICT) •11May : DOCOMO Develops Spatial Audio Transmission Technology for Mobile Phones (DOCOMO) •19May : Hitachi develops automotive lithium-ion battery having the world's highest output; sampling set to start in the fall (Hitachi) •19May : Cubic 3D Display Viewable from Every Direction Developed — Grasp the 3D Image inside the Cube (NICT) •20May : Sharp Develops and Markets System Boards for Drive Recorders (Sharp) •22May : SANYO Develops HIT Solar Cells with World's Highest Energy Conversion Efficiency of 23.0% (Sanyo) •26May : Sharp Develops and Introduces New Solar Module for Mobile Devices with Thickness of 0.8 mm, the Industry’s Thinnest Level (Sharp)

- 4 - Japan’s ICT News May 2009 The ITU Association of Japan •29May : Sharp Develops Five-Primary-Color LCD That Faithfully Reproduces Real Surface Colors (Sharp)

Ⅵ Business •01May : Consolidated Financial Results FY 2008 "Basic Datas" (Alps) •08May : Notice Regarding Termination of Business Alliance with TDK (Fujitsu) •08May : NEC Announces Revision of Financial Forecasts and Recording of Extraordinary Loss for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2009 (NEC) •08May : TDK to Dissolve Strategic Alliance With Fujitsu (TDK) •08May : TDK Issues Stock Acquisition Rights as Stock Option Scheme (TDK) •08May : Announcement on Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (Toshiba) •08May : Toshiba Announces Consolidated Results for Fiscal Year 2008, to March 31, 2009, and for its Fourth Quarter, and Non-Consolidated Results for Fiscal Year 2008 (Toshiba) •11May : AEON and Announce Business Collaboration (Kyocera) •11May : NEC Selected by UQ Communications as Mobile WiMAX Base Station Vendor (NEC) •12May : Announcement of consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended Mar.31 2009. () •12May : Full Year Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2009 (NEC) •12May : NTT and U.S. Venture Firm Ooyala to Explore Interactive Video Advertising Platform (NTT) •12May : Financial Results for the year ended March 31, 2009 (NTT Data) •13May : KYOCERA Solar Modules Installed on European Court of Justice (Kyocera) •13May : Amendment of Financial Results for FY 2008 (Murata) •13May : Financial Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2009 (NTT) •13May : NTT Communications' Financial Results for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2009 (NTT Com) •13May : Settlement for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2009 (NTT East) •13May : Settlement for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2009 (NTT West) •14May : to Strengthen Its Power Systems Business (Mitsubishi) •14May : NEC Reviews Participation in the MEXT Next-Generation Supercomputer Project --- NEC will continue its Supercomputer business --- (NEC) •14May : Nintendo DS Product Line Sells More Than 1.04 Million, Sets Industry Record for April Hardware Sales (Nintendo) •14May : NTT DATA Integrates NTT DATA Itec and NTT DATA Science (NTT Data) •14May : SANYO Reports its FY 2008 Financial Results (Sanyo) •14May : Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2009 () •15May : Fiscal 2009 financial results, including Parent-alone results () •15May : Notice on Succession by Subsidiary through the Corporate Split (Simplified Absorption-Type Corporate Split) of Production and Sales Business of Large-sized LCD Panels and LCD Modules at the New LCD Plant in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture (Sharp) •15May : Sony Corporation Names George Bailey Senior Vice President, Corporate Executive and Chief Transformation Officer (Sony)

- 5 - Japan’s ICT News May 2009 The ITU Association of Japan •18May : Fujitsu and Salesforce.com Sign Partnership in Software-as-a-Service for CRM (Fujitsu) •18May : Partial Corrections of the Financial Results Release for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2009 (NTT) •19May : KYOCERA Supplies Solar Modules for New Prius (Kyocera) •19May : Publication of the Report by the Study Group Concerning Economic Effects of the Transition to Digital Broadcasting (MIC) •19May : Arcstar™ Global IP-VPN Service Achieves Japan's First Cisco Powered TelePresence™ Network Connection Designation (NTT Com) •19May : "TransferJet Consortium" Offers New "Adopter" Membership (Sony) •19May : "TransferJet Consortium" Offers New "Adopter" Membership (Toshiba) •20May : Reorganization of Optical and Electronic Devices Businesses (SEI) •20May : Toshiba Announces Reshaping of Mobile Phones Production (Toshiba) •21May : Fujitsu to Split Off HDD Business in Reorganization (Fujitsu) •25May : NTT Com to Co-Develop Asia-Pacific Gateway Cable Network (NTT Com) •25May : NTT Com to Acquire Pacific Crossing Limited (NTT Com) •26May : Deploys Technology Information Management System in LCD Display Manufacturing Plant in China --- NEC's "Obbligato II" provides cross border, seamlessly integrated, secure data management --- (NEC) •26May : NTT Communications Exceeds 200 Gigabits per Second On Tier-1 Transpacific Network (NTT Com) •26May : Concerning the Reorganization of Sectors (NTT Data) •27May : Announcement of Corporate Split (Incorporation Type Corporate Split Solely Implemented by the Company) (TDK) •28May : NTT Europe Opens Belgium Branch (NTT Com)

Ⅶ Others •01May : Five Canon products win prestigious Technical Image Press Association awards (Canon) •07May : Results of the Survey Concerning the Level of Penetration of Terrestrial Digital Broadcasting (MIC) •08May : Nikkei BP Presents "NETMarketing Forum 2009 VIRTUAL" – the First Full-scale Virtual Event in Japan (Nikkei) •11May : Exports of from Japan(March 2009) (JEITA) •11May : Imports of Electronics into Japan(February 2009) (JEITA) •12May : The number of subscribers of Mobile Telephone, PHS(Personal Handy-phone System), Internet Provider Services and Radio Paging (as of Apr 30, 2009) (TCA) •13May : Reporting Status of Vulnerability-related Information [1st Quarter of 2009] (IPA) •15May : Canon EOS 5D Mark II awarded top honors in Japan's premier photo industry awards (Canon) •15May : Casio’s HIGH SPEED EXILIM EX-FC100 Wins ―Editors Award‖ at the Camera Grand Prix 2009 (Casio) •15May : Computer Virus / Unauthorized Computer Access Incident Reports: April,2009 (IPA) •15May : SANYO HD Camera Wins CCTV Product of Year Award (Sanyo)

- 6 - Japan’s ICT News May 2009 The ITU Association of Japan •15May : Vulnerability Countermeasure Information Database JVN iPedia Registration Status [2009 1st Quarter] (IPA) •18May : Global ICT Summit 2009 to be Held (MIC) •18May : Overall Results of Japan's Communications Industry, April 2009 Survey (Flash Report) (MIC) •20May :Volvic and AQUA to Jointly Start Activities to Appeal for Importance of Water (Sanyo) •21May : FY2008 State of Telecommunication Incidents (MIC) •22May : Production by the Japanese (March 2009) (JEITA) •28May : Fujitsu Hosts Mobile Phone Design Award 2009 (Fujitsu) •28May : Domestic Shipments of Major Consumer Electronic Equipment (April 2009) (JEITA)

List of entities reviewed Abbreviat Press release Home ion Institute of Advanced AIST www.aist.go.jp/index_en.html Industrial science and Technology Alps Co., Ltd. www.alps.com/index.html Canon Canon Inc. www.canon.com/index.html CAO Cabinet Office, Government of Japan www.cao.go.jp Casio Casio Computer Co., Ltd. world.casio.com Communications and Information CIAJ www.ciaj.or.jp/e.htm network Association of Japan DNP Co., Ltd. www.dnp.co.jp/index_e.html DOCOMO NTT DOCOMO INC. www.nttdocomo.com/ Fuji TV Fuji Television Network Inc. wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/en/index.html Fujifilm Fujifilm Corporation www..com/index.html Fujitsu Fujitsu Limited www.fujitsu.com/global Hitachi Hitachi Ltd. www.hitachi.com/index.html Information - Technology Promotion IPA www.ipa.go.jp/index-e.html Agency, Japan Japan Electronics and Information JEITA www.jeita.or.jp/english/index.html Technology Industories Association KDDI KDDI Corporation www..com/english/index.html KDDI KDDI R&D Laboratories www.kddilabs.jp/english/index.html Lab

- 7 - Japan’s ICT News May 2009 The ITU Association of Japan Kyocera Kyocera Corporation global.kyocera.com Ministry of Economy, Trade and METI www.meti.go.jp/english/index.html Industry Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, MEXT www.mext.go.jp/english/index.html Science and Technology - Japan Ministry of Internal Affairs and www.soumu.go.jp/english/index.htm MIC Communications (MIC) l global.mitsubishielectric.com/index. Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Electric Corporation html Ministry of Land, Infrastrucure, MLIT www.mlit.go.jp/index_e.html Transport and tourism Murata Co., Ltd. www.murata.com/index.html NEC NEC Corporation www.nec.com New Energy and Industrial Technology NEDO www.nedo.go.jp/english/index.html Development Organization (NEDO) NHK (Japan Broadcasting NHK www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld Corporation) NHK www.nhk.or.jp/strl/english/index.ht NHK STRL STRL ml National Institute of Information and NICT www.nict.go.jp/index.html Communications Technology （NICT) Nikkei Nikkei BP www.nikkeibp.com Nintendo Nintendo Co., Ltd. www.nintendo.com/countryselector NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND NTT www.ntt.co.jp/index_e.html TELEPHONE CORPORATION NTT Com NTT Communications Corporation www.ntt.com/index NTT Data NTT DATA CORPORATION www.nttdata.co.jp/ NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND NTT East www.ntt-east.co.jp/ TELEPHONE EAST CORPORATION NTT NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND www.ntt-west.co.jp/ West TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION NTV Nippon Television Network Corporation www.ntv.co.jp/english/index.html Oki Co, Ltd. www.oki.com/en/ Panasonic Panasonic Corporation panasonic.net Ricoh Ricoh Co., Ltd. www.ricoh.com Sanyo Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. www.sanyo.com SEI Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. www.sei.co.jp/index.en.html Sharp sharp-world.com/index.html Softbank SOFTBANK Group www.softbank.co.jp/en/index.html Sony Sony Corporation www.sony.net Telecommunications Carriers TCA www.tca.or.jp/index-e.html Association TDK TDK Corporation www.tdk.co.jp/tetop01/index.htm Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. www.toppan.co.jp/english/

- 8 - Japan’s ICT News May 2009 The ITU Association of Japan Toshiba TOSHIBA Corporation www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm TTC Telecommunication Technology Committee www.ttc.or.jp/e/index.html TV Tokyo TV Tokyo Corporation www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/corporation

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