December 24, 1999
Bank of Japan

1. Staffing Arrangements

At the time of the rollover (i.e., from December 31 to January 1), approximately 600 members of the Bank of Japan's staff will be on duty at the headquarters, branches and offices.

Staffing levels during the rollover period (i.e., from December 31 to January 4) will vary depending on the circumstances. If no significant Year 2000 problem materializes, the Bank will have approximately 1,700 members of its staff on duty in total throughout the period.

2. Information Center at the BOJ headquarters

From Dec. 31, 1999 to Jan. 4, 2000, the Bank of Japan's Information Center will have staff on site on a 24-hour basis to conduct Year 2000 communications with relevant parties such as the government and foreign central banks. For financial institutions that have current accounts at the Bank, their primary contact points are the relevant offices, departments or branches of the Bank.

3. Public Announcement on Year 2000 Issues

The Bank of Japan will make public information, including the results of in-house tests of its basic facilities conducted after the rollover and the operational status of the BOJ-NET, according to the schedule below. The Bank will make additional announcements if circumstances require them.

Date	Time	Type of information	Means
Sat., Jan. 1	around 8:00 around 16:30	Results of check of the Bank's basic facilities Results of in-house test of the Bank's computer systems, including BOJ-NET	press briefing and web site press briefing and web site
Sun., Jan. 2	around 16:00	Results of external test of BOJ-NET	press briefing and web site
Mon., Jan. 3	Public announcements as needed through press briefing and web site
Tue., Jan. 4	9:00 on around 18:00	State of BOJ-NET operations Results of BOJ-NET operations	web site (web site will be updated about every 2 hours) press briefing and web site
Wed., January 5	9:00 on	State of BOJ-NET operations	Through web site (web site will be updated around 13:20, 15:30, 18:00)

Information on the Year 2000 problem is available to the general public through:

Bank of Japan's web site
Telephone service (message by tape recorders)	+81 3 3279 1361