KDDI Corporation
Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
President: Tadashi Onodera

Tokyo, May 9, 2002 - KDDI Corporation and Japan Mayday Service Co., Ltd., announced the joint development of HELPNET Keitai, an emergency notification service that uses the GPS Keitai cell phone location service operated by au.

The service can ascertain a user's position and connect to police, fire departments and other emergency services. It will begin nationwide on June 7, 2002. All types of au cell phones with GPS navigation functions can be used.

People are becoming more concerned with their security and safety from external threats due to the rise in the number of crimes recently and the terrorist attacks in the U.S. in 2001. People are also finding it necessary to grapple with internal forces such as unexpected, sudden illness due to overwork and stress. Given these social conditions, Japan Mayday Service created the HELPNET Keitai system to provide affordable contact services using a cellular telephone in various emergency situations that might occur in daily routines.

Knowledge gained in developing "HELPNET," an emergency notification service that began services in September 2000 with the objective of facilitating fast assistance in roadside emergencies, was utilized as much as possible in creating this new service.

The HELPNET Keitai's allow users easily to notify authorities in emergencies even when they may be distressed or in an unfamiliar place. The HELPNET operation center ascertains location information and data such as name, age and gender recorded upon registration. The operator accurately directs the call to the fire department (119) in case of sudden illness or injury or to the police (110) or Japan Coast Guard (118) in case of accidents and other incidents, notifying the emergency service organization with jurisdiction in the user's current location. The service also provides information about medical services open at night and on holidays. It will refer users to the closest medical facility as well as roadside services including emergency onsite repair and towing for vehicle breakdowns.

HELPNET Keitai is a service that offers reassurance for the unexpected in everyday life.

Fees
1.	Emergency Notification Service: 315 yen/month (with tax) In this service, the user notifies Japan Mayday Service in emergency situations such as accidents, sudden illness, injury and maritime incidents, and an operator will accurately direct the necessary information to emergency service organizations such as the police, fire department and Japan Coast Guard.
2.	Emergency Notification Service + Roadside Service: 525 yen/month (with tax) In addition to the emergency notification service, the user can receive roadside service such as a tow truck dispatched to the user's location by notifying Japan Mayday Service in times of car trouble. The roadside service can be used beginning 24 hours after the contract has been established.
	* JAF members registering for emergency notification services(1.)should notify the operator that they would like to be connected to JAF for connection to the nearest JAF contact point.
3.	No registration fee or operator fees. au cellular phone fees are additional. User fees will be included with the au cellular phone fees.

Registration
	Applicants can register at EZweb, au cellular phone's Internet connection service.
	* Application documents are not necessary.

Company Data
	Company Name	:	JAPAN MAYDAY SERVICE CO., LTD
	Managing Director and President	:	Shinichi Nagakura
	Established	:	September 29, 1999
	Location	:	7-6 Toranomon 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo
	Business	:	(1) Telecommunications devices, connection services to police and fire department with intermediary system, business agent service (2) Operation and administration of transportation, disaster and crisis information communication center (3) Information communication equipment for automobile use; devices for automobile use; design, development, building, sale and maintenance of computer systems and telecommunications systems (4) Information processing, providing and other information services
	Primary stockholders	:	Toyota Motor Co., Ltd., Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd., SECOM Co., Ltd., NEC Corporation, Aioi Insurance Co., Ltd., Mitsui Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., NTT Communications, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., KDDI Corporation, NTT DoCoMo Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Mitsui Sumitomo Bank, Aisin AW Co., Ltd., DENSO Corporation, UFJ Bank, Pioneer Co., Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.