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Japan
Nippon
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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60.381 million (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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63.88 million (2000) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: excellent domestic and international service
domestic: high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind international: 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); submarine cables to China, Philippines, Russia, and US (via Guam) (1999) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 215 plus 370 repeaters, FM 89 plus 485 repeaters, shortwave 21 (2001) |
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Radios:
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120.5 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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211 plus 7,341 repeaters
note: in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services (1999) |
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Televisions:
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86.5 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.jp |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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73 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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56 million (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 23,654 km (15,895 km electrified)
standard gauge: 3,059 km 1.435-m gauge (entirely electrified) narrow gauge: 77 km 1.372-m gauge (entirely electrified); 20,491 km 1.067-m gauge (12,732 km electrified); 27 km 0.762-m gauge (entirely electrified) (2000) |
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Highways:
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total: 1,152,207 km
paved: 863,003 km (including 6,114 km of expressways) unpaved: 289,204 km (1997 est.) |
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Waterways:
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1,770 km approximately
note: seagoing craft ply all coastal inland seas |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 84 km; petroleum products 322 km; natural gas 1,800 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Akita, Amagasaki, Chiba, Hachinohe, Hakodate, Higashi-Harima, Himeji, Hiroshima, Kawasaki, Kinuura, Kobe, Kushiro, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Sakai, Sakaide, Shimizu, Tokyo, Tomakomai |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 615 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 10,995,839 GRT/14,405,159 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: China 1, Panama 1, Singapore 1 (2002 est.) ships by type: bulk 133, cargo 48, chemical tanker 17, combination bulk 24, combination ore/oil 3, container 19, liquefied gas 50, passenger 9, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 189, refrigerated cargo 13, roll on/roll off 48, short-sea passenger 6, vehicle carrier 54 |
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Airports:
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173 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 141
over 3,047 m: 7 2,438 to 3,047 m: 37 914 to 1,523 m: 27 under 914 m: 32 (2002) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 38 |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 31 31
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 1 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 1 27 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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15 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force), Japanese Coast Guard |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 29,644,498 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 25,637,387 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 765,817 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$40,774.3 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, and Shikotan, and the Habomai group occupied by the Soviet Union in 1945, now administered by Russia, claimed by Japan; Liancourt Rocks (Takeshima/Tokdo) disputed with South Korea; Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Tai) claimed by China and Taiwan |