FORM 6-K
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                        Report of Foreign Private Issuer

                     Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For August 19, 2004
Commission File Number:   0-30204
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                         Internet Initiative Japan Inc.
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)
 Jinbocho Mitsui Bldg. 1-105 Kanda Jinbo-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051, Japan

                    (Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant  files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

        Form 20-F [ X ] Form 40-F [ ]

Indicate by check mark if the  registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
per-mitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____

Note:  Regulation  S-T Rule  101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a
Form 6-K if submitted  solely to provide an attached  annual  report to security
holders.

Indicate by check mark if the  registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
per-mitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____

Note:  Regulation  S-T Rule  101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a
Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other  document that the registrant
foreign  private  issuer  must  furnish  and make  public  under the laws of the
jurisdiction  in which the  reg-istrant  is  incorporated,  domiciled or legally
organized  (the  registrant's  "home  country"),  or under the rules of the home
country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the
report or other document is not a press  release,  is not required to be and has
not been distributed to the registrant's  security holders, and, if discussing a
mate-rial  event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other
Commission filing on EDGAR.

Indicate by check mark whether the  registrant  by  furnishing  the  information
contained  in this  Form is  also  thereby  furnishing  the  information  to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

        Yes [   ]                No  [ X ]


If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
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THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE  INCORPORATED  BY REFERENCE IN THE
PROSPECTUS  INCLUDED  IN  THE  REGISTRATION  STATMENT  ON  FORM  F-3  (FILE  NO.
333-12696) OF INTERNET  INITIATIVE  JAPAN INC. AND TO BE A PART THEREOF FROM THE
DATE ON WHICH  THIS  REPORT  IS  FURNISHED,  TO THE  EXTENT  NOT  SUPERSEDED  BY
DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.



                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                        Internet Initiative Japan Inc.


Date:  August 19, 2004                  By:/s/Koichi Suzuki
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                                           Koichi Suzuki
                                           President, Chief Executive Officer
                                           and Representative Director



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit         Date            Description of Exhibit
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   1          8/19/2004         Announcement of Transfer of System Development
                                and Service Operation for Securities Brokers
                                from Yamatane