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Two Nikkei BP Magazines to Make a Fresh Start

Tokyo -- June 18, 2003 -- Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. has announced the frequency increase for NIKKEI BUSINESS ASSOCIÉ and repositioning of NIKKEI SYSTEMS PROVIDER (renamed as NIKKEI SOLUTION BUSINESS) this month.

Herewith are the details:

NIKKEI BUSINESS ASSOCIÉ
In commemoration of its first anniversary, NIKKEI BUSINESS ASSOCIÉ, the magazine providing business advice to ambitious young professionals, has increased its frequency to semi-monthly. Designed to help readers step up their careers, NIKKEI BUSINESS ASSOCIÉ gradually gained their support to reach a circulation of 90,000 for the period from January to June 2002 (Japan ABC). However, the ever-changing working and economic environment have increasingly called upon the readers' demand for the essence behind the news provisionally covered by newspapers and other media reports. To better serve those readers, NIKKEI BUSINESS ASSOCIÉ will go semi-monthly and step up its efforts in delivering the latest and most detailed information. The editorial will focus on providing business information that help readers understand trends of the economy and find new guidelines for fulfilling their work.

• Revamped as a semi-monthly magazine with the June 17, 2003 issue
• Price: 550 yen (annual subscription also available at 11,000 yen for 24 issues)
• Ad rate remain unchanged at 4C1P for 1 million yen

NIKKEI SYSTEMS PROVIDER
NIKKEI SYSTEMS PROVIDER, a provider of market information in the field of computing is revamped as NIKKEI SOLUTION BUSINESS. Embracing system providers engaged in sales & marketing, sales engineers and top executives & management planning staffs in its readership, NIKKEI SOLUTION BUSINESS vows to demonstrate clear and practical tips on how to evolve from system providers into solution providers. The magazine will specifically focus on three pillars in its editorial: (1) IT demands of users; (2) Ways of utilizing hot-selling products and discovering promising product materials; and (3) Sales strategies and products of rival companies.

• Renamed as NIKKEI SOLUTION BUSINESS with the June 15th issue
• Frequency remain unchanged as semi-monthly
• Sales method: Annual subscription
• Price: 1,200 yen (annual subscription available at 19,800 yen for 1
year <24 issues plus 1 yearbook> and 44,000 yen for 3 years <72
issues plus 3 yearbooks>)
• Ad rate remain unchanged at 4C1P for 473,000 yen

For further details, please contact:
International Office
phone: +813-5210-8502
fax: +813-5210-8119
http://www.nikkeibp.com
e-mail: info@nikkeibp.com

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This press release may contain forward-looking statements that reflect the company's current views with respect to future events and business performance. Those forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and the company's actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other factors, general business and economic conditions, rapid or unexpected changes in technologies, cancellation or delay of customer orders.

About NikkeiBP
Nikkei Business Publications is part of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun group, the world's largest group of companies providing mainly business and financial information for most Japan's decision makers. Covering a wide variety of specialized areas including business, computer, electronics, construction, services and medicine, Nikkei Business Publications is the number one business publisher in Japan. As of June 18, we publish 44 magazines and 3 newsletters, reaching a combined total readership of over 2.6 million.