The number of people reported infected with HIV in a year in Japan reached a record high of 1,048 in 2007, while that of people reported to have developed AIDS came to 400, bringing the total to 1,448, preliminary data released Tuesday by the government's AIDS Surveillance Committee showed. It is first time in Japan for the number of yearly HIV infections to exceed 1,000, and the total of HIV infections and the number of people who have developed AIDS also hit a record high. By sex, 1,336 of the 1,448 were men. A majority of HIV infections were attributed to homosexual contact, as 849 were infected through contact between members of the same sex, while 367 were infected through heterosexual activity. Six were infected through drug abuse.