Communication in Japan
Telephone System
General Assesment
Excellent domestic and international service
Domestic
High level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind
International
Numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions
International Dialing Code
81
Radio Broadcast Stations
AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21 (2001)
Television Broadcast Stations
211 (plus 7,341 repeaters); in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services (1999)
Internet Top Level Domain
.jp
Internet Users
87,540,000
Broadband Internet Users
Unknown
