total subscriptions: 62,743,196
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 49.97 (2019 est.)
total subscriptions: 186,514,109
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 148.55 (2019 est.)
general assessment:
excellent domestic and international service; exceedingly high mobile, mobile broadband, and fixed broadband penetration; in last decade, government policies supported delivery of fiber-optic broadband to over 90% of households; one of Japan's largest e-commerce companies planning to build its own nationwide stand-alone 5G mobile network; government to implement a telecom tax to pay for rural 5G network; fixed broadband subscriptions grow as DSL is phased out; major importer of integrated circuits from China (2020)
(2020)a mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations; 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster; the large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices; satellite and cable services provide access to international channels (2019)
.jp
total: 106,725,643
percent of population: 84.59% (July 2018 est.)
total: 42,502,489
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 33.85 (2019 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Japan on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Japan 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Japan 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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