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:

• 12 transpacific cables connecting the West Coast of the US: PC-1, TGN-Pacific, TPE, Unity, FASTER, NCP, Jupiter, Topaz, JUNO,  Proa, Taihei and E2A. Additionally, AJC, JGA and Apricot cable systems connect Japan to Guam, the territory of the US.
• 2 cables connecting Australia: AJC, JGA
• 2 cable connecting Russia: RJCN, HSCS
• 14 intra-asia cable: APCN-2, EAC-C2C, APG, ASE, FNAL/RNAL, SJC, TGN-IA, ADC, SJC2, Apricot, JAKO, AUG East, Candle, I-AM Cable. Additionally, TPE, NCP, FASTER, Jupiter and E2A also offer intra-asia connectivity.