Japan is the Hub for telecommunications in APAC region. there are more than 20 international submarine cable landing stations in Japan, with cables connecting the United Station, Australia, Russia, Pan-Asia, Europe and Africa, including:

• 8 transpacific cables connecting the West Coast of the US: Japan-US CN, PC-1, TGN-Pacific, TPE, Unity, FASTER, NCP, Jupiter. Additionally, AJC and JGA connects Japan to Guam, the territory of the US.
• 2 cables connecting Australia: AJC, JGA
• 3 cable connecting Russia: RJK, RJCN, HSCS
• 9 intra-asia cable: APCN-2, EAC-C2C, APG, ASE, FNAL/RNAL, SJC, TGN-IA, SJC2 (2022) and ADC (2022). Additionally, TPE, NCP, FASTER, Jupiter, SMW3, FLAG FEA and RJK also offer intra-asia connectivity.
• 2 cable reaching Europe and Africa: SMW3, FLAG FEA