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mntner:         MAINT-JP-NICT
upd-to:         kazy@crl.go.jp
auth:           # Filtered
descr:          person in charge
admin-c:        KK34-AP
admin-c:        YK26-AP
admin-c:        KM24-AP
admin-c:        KI3-AP
admin-c:        AM56-AP
tech-c:         KK34-AP
tech-c:         YK26-AP
tech-c:         KM24-AP
tech-c:         KI3-AP
tech-c:         AM56-AP
country:        JP
mnt-nfy:        kazy@crl.go.jp
referral-by:    APNIC-HM
mnt-by:         MAINT-JP-NICT
remarks:        person in charge
last-modified:  2010-03-04T03:17:42Z
source:         APNIC

person:         Akihiko MACHIZAWA
nic-hdl:        AM56-AP
e-mail:         machi@nict.go.jp
address:        National Institute of Information
address:        and Communications Technology
address:        4-2-1 Nukui-Kitamachi, Koganei, Tokyo
address:        184-8795 JAPAN
phone:          +81-42-327-7429
fax-no:         +81-42-327-6680
country:        JP
mnt-by:         MAINT-JP-NICT
last-modified:  2008-09-04T07:29:43Z
source:         APNIC

person:         Kiyoshi IGARASHI
nic-hdl:        KI3-AP
e-mail:         igarashi@koganei.wide.ad.jp
address:        National Institute of Information
address:        and Communications Technology
address:        4-2-1 Nukui-Kitamachi, Koganei, Tokyo
address:        184-8795 JAPAN
phone:          +81-42-327-7429
fax-no:         +81-42-327-7429
country:        JP
mnt-by:         MAINT-JP-NICT
last-modified:  2008-09-04T07:29:43Z
source:         APNIC

person:         Katsushi Kobayashi
nic-hdl:        KK34-AP
e-mail:         ikob@koganei.wide.ad.jp
address:        National Institute of Information
address:        and Communications Technology
address:        Internet Architecture Group
address:        4-2-1 Nukui-Kitamachi, Koganei, Tokyo
address:        184-8795 JAPAN
phone:          +81-42-327-6680
fax-no:         +81-42-327-6680
country:        JP
mnt-by:         MAINT-JP-NICT
last-modified:  2008-09-04T07:29:43Z
source:         APNIC

person:         Kazuyoshi MATSUMOTO
nic-hdl:        KM24-AP
e-mail:         kazy@nict.go.jp
address:        National Institute of Information
address:        and Communications Technology
address:        4-2-1 Nukui-kitamachi, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-8795 Japan
phone:          +81-42-327-7470
fax-no:         +81-42-327-5321
country:        JP
mnt-by:         MAINT-JP-NICT
last-modified:  2008-09-04T07:29:43Z
source:         APNIC

person:         Yasuichi KITAMURA
nic-hdl:        YK26-AP
e-mail:         kita@jp.apan.net
address:        National Institute of Information
address:        and Communications Technology
address:        4-2-1 Nukui-Kitamachi, Koganei, Tokyo
address:        184-8795 JAPAN
phone:          +81-42-327-6916
fax-no:         +81-42-327-6916
country:        JP
mnt-by:         MAINT-JP-NICT
last-modified:  2008-09-04T07:29:43Z
source:         APNIC

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