Directorate Change

JPMorgan Fleming Japanese IT PLC
09 February 2006

               JPMORGAN FLEMING JAPANESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Appointment of Director

The Board of the  JPMorgan Fleming Japanese Investment Trust plc is pleased to
announce the appointment of Mr Alan Barber as a Director of the Company with
effect from 9th February 2006.

Alan Barber, aged 58, is currently a non-executive Director and Chairman of the
Audit Committee of INVESCO English & International Trust plc and the Management
Consultancy Group.  He is a Chartered Accountant and was a partner in KPMG for
twenty five years prior to his retirement in 2004.


For further information, please contact:


Andrew Norman, Company Secretary
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd - Secretary 020 7742 6000
9th February 2006



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