Report from Japan Toru Takahashi Internet Association Japan(IAjapan) APIA/APRICOT Board

Year 2002 Status as of December 31 DSL Users: 5,645,728 FTTH: 206,189 Cable Internet: 1,954,000 Cellular Phone Internet Services: 60Million Per Population Ratio:over 50% g/index.html （ 2002 White Paper ） g/index.html

IT Strategy Headquarter Within Cabinet headed by Prime Minister with Academy, Industry people By 2005, Japan should be one of the most advanced IT countries with 35,000,000 Broadband network users Now undergoing to amend as new targets IPv6 is one of Key issues 8summary/01_e.html 8summary/01_e.html

Asia Broadband Planning Study Group July – December, this SG had been held by Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications(MPHPT) Report was issued at Asian Region WSIS conference on January Inviting Asian country people There will be some Policy with a little budget ex.html ex.html

IAjapan A foundation licensed by two Ministries: Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Promotion on Deployment of the Internet Promotion on the Common Internet Literacy Watching Government Policies Collaborate with every entities and stakes holders

IAjapan Activities International:member of APIA, ICRA, ISOC, W3C Collaboration:Asia Pacific Broadband Summit(ABS) with IAK and ISOC China Committees:IPv6 Deployment Committee, IETF Reporting Meeting, ICANN Reporting Meeting, Fundamental Policy Issues Committee

Working Groups Security:now trying a survey on AP Region: See! and Join! /200302e.html /200302e.html Broadband Messaging Java Mobile Information Internet Data Center

Other committees of IAjapan Video Copyrights: with KEIDANREN Web Technologies: with W3C NMRC:Network Music Rights Council: sec Community Area Network Consultation Task Force (Planning) Always creating new WG aiming to follow current issues in which members interested

CATV DSL FTTH DSL 、 CATV 、 FTTH Subscriber JPIX Traffic 総務省平成１４年１２月発表資料 20Gbps 加入者数 単位：千 JPIX トラフィックと DSL 、 CATV 、ＦＴＴＨ加入者 数