San Francisco, CA, (October 25, 2004) – Weathernews, the world's largest publicly traded weather company, announced today that its base of wireless weather users has exceeded 1.3 million globally. Weathernews Americas, Inc., the U.S. based office, also celebrated its one-year anniversary of providing wireless weather content in the U.S. by exceeding predictions and expanding its distribution to 6 carriers.

Weathernews' recent wireless developments include Stadium Weather, a program that provides detailed images and forecasts of the nation's professional football and major league baseball stadiums, and Clima Weathernews, a WAP product that delivers weather information in Spanish.

“The past year has been dedicated to developing Weathernews as a presence in the mobile software industry in the United States. We are looking forward to another year of strong growth as our product offerings continue to expand,” said Richard O'Connell, Vice President of Marketing and New Media.

Weathernews' growth of its wireless division has caught the attention of both consumers and industry leaders. In March 2004, Best magazine named the Weathernews application “Best” in mobile software. It was also awarded “Best Information Application” at this year's annual BREW developer awards.

Weathernews delivers up-to-the-minute forecasts with stunning visuals and innovative graphics for over 60,000 locations directly to subscribers' mobile phones. Weathernews' application works on select handsets from the nation's leading cellular service providers. Its unique city skyline feature displays photographs for 130 major domestic and international locations, overlaid with the current weather and sky conditions. Additionally, the application features easy-to-use weather alerts and a detailed vacation planner for popular national and international destinations. The application costs approximately $3.00/month.

For a complete list of features, providers and handsets visit www.weathernews.com

Weathernews Americas Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Weathernews, Inc. Based in Japan, Weathernews, Inc. is the world's largest, publicly-traded, full-service weather company (TSE#1, 4825). A global organization with 35 offices in 14 countries, Weathernews delivers customized, risk communication services to businesses and individuals whose lives or livelihoods are affected by the weather. With over 12,000 business customers and 1,000,000 wireless subscribers worldwide, the company consistently evaluates and evolves existing applications for weather information while exploring additional markets and industries which would benefit operationally and financially from specific weather information and delivery methods. Currently, Weathernews delivers weather information, analysis and risk communication services to some of the largest companies in agriculture, aviation, energy, marine, media, offshore oil and retail. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.weathernews.com.

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