Infrastructure — Japan
Transport, communications, and energy.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Infrastructure at a glance
Transport, communications, and energy. Key figure for Japan: 175
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Transportation
- Airports - total
175
- Airports with Paved Runways
142
- Heliports
16
- Railways
16,890 Miles 27,182 Kilometers
- Roadways- total
752,015 Miles 1,210,251 Kilometers
- Roadways- paved
604,739 Miles 973,234 Kilometers
- Waterways
1,100 Miles 1,770 Kilometers
- Ports and Terminals
Chiba, Kawasaki, Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Tomakomai, Yokohama
- Merchant Marine
- By type: bulk carrier 168, cargo 34, carrier 3, chemical tanker 29, container 2, liquefied gas 58, passenger 11, passenger/cargo 117, petroleum tanker 152, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 52,
- vehicle carrier 54 Registered in other countries: 3,122 (Bahamas 88, Bermuda 2, Burma 1, Cambodia 1, Cayman Islands 23, China 2, Cyprus 16, Honduras 4, Hong Kong 79, Indonesia 8, Isle of Man 19, Liberia 110, Luxembourg 3, Malaysia 2, Malta 5, Marshall Islands 59, Mongolia 2, Netherlands 1, Panama 2372, Philippines 77, Portugal 9, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Sierra Leone 4, Singapore 164, South Korea 14, Tanzania 1, United Kingdom 5, Vanuatu 39, unknown 7) (2010)
Communications
- Telephones
64,668,000
- Cell Phones
132,760,000
- Internet Users
99,182,000
- Internet Country Code
.jp
- Internet Hosts
64,453,000
- Broadcast Media
- A mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations
- 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster
- a large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices
- satellite and cable services provide access to international channels
- Telephone System
- excellent domestic and international service Domestic: high level of modern
- technology and excellent service of every kind International: country code - 81; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and United States; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat (Pacific and Indian Oceans), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), 2 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions), and 8 SkyPerfect JSAT
Energy
- Electricity Consumption- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
859,700,000,000
- Electricity Production- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
936,200,000,000
- Natural Gas Consumption - Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
112,600,000,000
- Natural Gas Imports- Cubic Meters (cu m)
122,200,000,000
- Natural Gas Production- Cubic Meters (cu m)
3,273,000,000
- Natural Gas Reserves- Cubic Meters (cu m)
20,900,000,000
- Oil Consumption- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
4,464,000
- Oil Imports- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
3,472,000
- Oil Production- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
17,480
- Oil Reserves- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
44,120,000