1. Report from Japan 20030222@APRICOT Toru Takahashi toru@riis.ad.jp Internet Association Japan(IAjapan) APIA/APRICOT Board

2. 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% http://www.soumu.go.jp/joho_tsusin/en g/index.html （ 2002 White Paper ） http://www.soumu.go.jp/joho_tsusin/en g/index.html

3. 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 http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/policy/it/061 8summary/01_e.html http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/policy/it/061 8summary/01_e.html

4. 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 13-15 Inviting Asian country people There will be some Policy with a little budget http://www.soumu.go.jp/joho_tsusin/eng/ind ex.html http://www.soumu.go.jp/joho_tsusin/eng/ind ex.html

5. 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

6. 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

7. Working Groups Security:now trying a survey on AP Region: See! and Join! http://www.iajapan.org/bukai/isec/websurvey /200302e.html http://www.iajapan.org/bukai/isec/websurvey /200302e.html Broadband Messaging Java Mobile Information Internet Data Center

8. 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

9. 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