Editors:
- Provides the first comprehensive guide to Japanese telecommunications policies in English
- Discusses how Japan has addressed a variety of policy challenges leading to the promotion of cutting-edge technology
- Allows readers to gain an in-depth understanding of Japanese telecommunications policies
Part of the book series: Advances in Information and Communication Research (AICRES, volume 1)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Radio Spectrum
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Front Matter
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Personal Data, Privacy and Security
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Front Matter
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Cutting-Edge ICT
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Front Matter
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ICT in the Global Context
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book provides a detailed description of Japan’s telecommunications policies. It discusses how Japan has addressed a variety of policy challenges ranging from traditional regulatory issues, such as the provision of a universal service, to the latest tasks, including the promotion of cutting-edge technologies.
Japan is a global leader in information and communication technologies (ICT). In addition to technological advances, an impressive nationwide optical-fiber and advanced mobile network infrastructure has been developed, which has boosted the economy and benefited society.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has played an important role in ICT deployment. Japan has a unique ICT policy framework that does not separate regulation and promotion, unlike many other countries, which have an independent regulator. However, since relatively little information has been provided in English, it has been difficult to learn much about Japan’s policies. Written by specialists from MIC, industry and academia, this is the first collaborative work to provide a comprehensive discussion of Japan’s ICT policies, allowing readers to gain an understanding of the topic.
Editors and Affiliations
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Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Hitoshi Mitomo
About the editor
Dr. Hitoshi Mitomo is Professor of Telecommunications Economics and Policy at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies (GSAPS), and currently Dean of GSAPS and Director of the Waseda Institute for Asia-Pacific Studies (WAPS) and Director of Digital Society (IDS), both at Waseda University, Japan. Professor Dr. Mitomo is the Immediate Past President, Japan Society of Info-Communication Research. He is a Vice Chair of International Telecommunications Society (ITS).
Professor Mitomo’s research spans a wide range of socio-economic and regulatory issues related to ICT deployment and utilization. His current research focuses on the social and economic impacts of ICT. While serving as a member of the Telecommunications Council of Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, he has been involved in various aspects of ICT policy development.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Telecommunications Policies of Japan
Editors: Hitoshi Mitomo
Series Title: Advances in Information and Communication Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1033-5
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-1032-8Published: 12 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-1035-9Published: 13 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-1033-5Published: 11 January 2020
Series ISSN: 2524-3322
Series E-ISSN: 2524-3330
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 286
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 30 illustrations in colour
Topics: Industrial Organization, R & D/Technology Policy, Public Policy, Regional/Spatial Science