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Exhibit 23.1
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form F-3 of our report dated June 29, 2000, except for Note 21 as
to which the date is September 25, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial
statements of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation as of March 31, 2000
and 1999 and for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2000,
which appears in the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (No. 333-46912) of
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation. We also consent to the incorporation
by reference in this Registration Statement on Form F-3 of our report dated June
29, 2000, except for paragraphs 2 and 3 of Note 21 as to which the date is
August 10, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedule of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation as of March 31,
2000 and 1999 and for each of the three years in the period ended March 31,
2000, which appear in Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation's Annual Report
on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2000. We also consent to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts," "Summary Financial Information" and "Selected
Financial Data" in any such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers
Tokyo, Japan
October 24, 2000
