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Japan

 
     
    • Telephone system: 
      64,000,000 telephones; excellent domestic and international service 
     
        local: 
        NA 
     
        intercity: 
        NA 
     
        international: 
        5 INTELSAT (4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) earth stations; submarine cables to US (via Guam), Philippines, China, and Russia 
     
    • Radio: 
     
        broadcast stations: 
        AM 318, FM 58, shortwave 0 
     
        radios: 
        95 million 
     
    • Television: 
     
        broadcast stations: 
        12,350 (1 kW or greater 196) 
     
        televisions: 
        100 million