Japanese Use of Information Technology and Internet

Some of the important data offered by this survey shows that 79.48 millions of Japanese use Internet and the Internet penetration rate in Japan is currently 62.3%. This is an increase of 32 million of users and 25.2% penetration rate since Japan's last survey in 2000. The survey also confirms that by the end of 2004, 62% of Japanese used broadband technology; 20.4% used dial-up system; and 18.4% used the ISDN system.

Regarding the use of PC and mobile phones in Japan, the survey reported that 65.1% of Japanese are satisfied with Japan's PC services but only 20.5% declared alike satisfaction for mobile services in Japan. Japanese considered that information gathering, shopping; communications; and financial services online have improved since 2000; whereas health services, administration, and labor services presented little progress.

Japanese search for information in the following level of preference, internet, TV, magazine/books, and newspapers according. The impact of internet in people's life in Japan is great. Japanese reported that the use of Internet decreased their time for reading books/ magazines, sleeping, watching TV, and personally seeing family members. Yet, internet and phone communication with family members increased by the use of these new technologies. Japanese said they now gather more information on the Internet and buy less books, magazines, video games, and music CDs.