Exhibit 99.1

                                    PPOL, INC.

NEWS RELEASE
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FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY

ORANGE, Calif. (January 07, 2004) - PPOL, Inc. (OTC/BB: PPLC), today announced
the appointment of Youichi Awagakubo, 43, to the Board of Directors and to the
position of chief financial officer, replacing Kazushige Shimizu who will return
to Japan to take on the post of Director at Forval Corporation, the majority
shareholder of PPOL, Inc. Mr. Awagakubo will report directly to Nobuo Takada,
PPOL chairman and chief executive officer.

Mr. Awagakubo has more than 25 years of experience, primarily in corporate
planning. He was most recently Director and General Manager of Corporate
Planning Development at Forval Corporation, where he served for 18 years in
various management positions. Previously, Mr. Awagakubo was with Japan Radio
Co., Ltd. from 1979 to 1985.

"We are very pleased to be able to draw upon the talents of Youichi Awagakubo to
facilitate PPOL's growth," said Nobuo Takada, chairman and chief executive
officer. "His contributions at Forval were noteworthy and he will be of great
benefit to PPOL as we expand in the U.S. as well as other geographies."

Commenting on his appointment, Youichi Awagakubo said, "I am pleased to have the
opportunity to play a key role in PPOL's future, particularly in the U.S. where
we see significant potential for growth."

Mr. Takada added, "I would like to thank Kazushige Shimizu for his many
contributions to the Company. Kazushige played an instrumental role in building
a firm foundation for the Company both from an operational and financial
standpoint. "


About PPOL

PPOL is a U.S.-based holding company for the assets of AJOL Co., Ltd. of Tokyo,
Japan. AJOL (an acronym for All Japan On Line) sells a proprietary
multi-functional telecommunications product called MOJICO, which is a
facsimile-like machine used to access its Pan Pacific Online interactive
database. MOJICO enables members to communicate with one another using
hand-written Japanese characters, including Kanji whose full meaning cannot be
adequately expressed through the preset fonts of a computer. The Pan Pacific
Online service includes bulletin board and mail services, and an information
exchange service, among others. In addition, AJOL serves a co-op like function,
making available to Pan Pacific Online subscribers a wide range of products that
have received approval to be sold to them under the Kamome brand, after passing
AJOL's strict quality control criteria.

Additional information about PPOL is available at www.ppolusa.com.


This press release may contain statements that qualify as "forward-looking
statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and PPOL, Inc.
assumes no obligation to update this information. In addition, the events
described in these forward-looking statements may not actually arise. Actual
results could differ materially from those described in this press release as a
result of various factors, including the willingness of existing shareholders to
sell and potential investors to purchase PPOL's common shares. These factors and
other factors which may effect future operating results are discussed under
"RISK FACTORS" in the Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2003, as well as
other reports, including Form 10-Qs, which PPOL, Inc. has filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


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Ina McGuinness
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