JP

JAPAN

Intel Environment

Military Alliance
Interior Intelligence Services	Security Council Cabinet Research Office [Naicho]
Exterior Intelligence Services
Military Intelligence Services
SIGINT/COMINT Alliances

Telco/Carrier/ISP Environment

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Name

Ownership

Main Office

URL

Notes

Transnational Cables and Connections

Type	Name	Ownership	Connecting Point	Connection Points	URL/Notes
480 Gbits/s	SEA-ME-WE-3			Norden (DE) / Oostende (BE) / Goonhilly (GB) / Penmarch (FR) / Sesimbra (PT) / Tetuan (MA) / Mazara del Vallo (IT) / Chania (GR) / Marmaris (TR) / Yeroskipou (CY) / Alexandria (EG) / Suez (EG) / Jeddah (SA) / Djibouti (DJ) / Muscat (OM) / Fujairah (AE) / Karachi (PK) / Mumbai (IN) / Cochin (IN) / Mount Lavinia (LK) / Pyapon (MM) / Satun (TH) / Penang, (MY) (Where it meets the SAFE and the FLAG cables.) / Medan (IN) / Tuas (SG) / Jakarta (IN) / Perth (AU) / Mersing (MY) / Tungku (BN) / Da Nang (VN) / Batangas (PH) / Taipa (MO) / Deep Water Bay (HK) / Shantou (CN) / Fangshan (TW) / Toucheng (TW) / Shanghai (CN) / Keoje (KR) / Okinawa, (JP)	WP

SIGINT/COMINT Stations and Operators

Name	Location	Operator	Capabilities
	Futenma, Okinawa
	Hanza, Okinawa
	Higashi Chitose	Foreign-operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM
	Higashi Nemuro	Foreign-operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM
	Kofunato	Foreign-operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM
	Miho	Foreign-operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM
	Misawa
	Nemuro	Foreign-operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM
	Ohi	Foreign-operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM
	Rebunto	Foreign-operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM
	Shiraho	Foreign-operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM
	Tachiarai	Foreign-operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM
	Wakkanai

Vendor Appearance

• 2013: GAMMA / FINFISHER see Citizenlab Report 20130430

Articles / Events / Situations

Date	Source	Title	Tags
20140619	rt.com	NSA uses 33 countries to intercept web traffic – Snowden Files	NSA / RAMPART-A / US / CA / NZ / GB / DZ / AT / BE / HR / CZ / DK / ET / FI / FR / DE / GR / HU / IN / IL / IT / JP / JO / KR / MK / NL / NO / PK / PL / RO / SA / SG / ES / SE / TW / TH / TN / TR / AE
20140618	firstlook.org	How Secret Partners Expand NSA’s Surveillance Dragnet	NSA / RAMPART-A / US / CA / NZ / GB / DZ / AT / BE / HR / CZ / DK / ET / FI / FR / DE / GR / HU / IN / IL / IT / JP / JO / KR / MK / NL / NO / PK / PL / RO / SA / SG / ES / SE / TW / TH / TN / TR / AE
20131031	bangkokpost.com	Japanese govt to track tourists	Metadata / JP
20131027	japantimes.co.jp	NSA asked Japan to tap regionwide fiber-optic cables in 2011	JP / NSA
20130802	cryptome.org	NSA X-KEYSCORE Server Sites	XKEYSCORE / US / MX / HN / CR / PA / VE / CO / EC / BR / GB / FR / DE / AT / IT / ES / PL / BY / RU / RO / GR / CZ / DZ / MA / EG / SD / SO / CM / NA / ZW / SA / TR / IQ / KW / BH / QA / AE / UZ / KG / AF / PK / IN / JP / CN / PH / MM / TH / KH / MY / AU / NZ
20130701	spiegel.de	US-Abhördienst: NSA spähte weitere europäische Botschaften aus	NSA / EU / FR / IT / GR / JP / MX / KR / IN / TR
20130630	guardian.co.uk	New NSA leaks show how US is bugging its European allies - Exclusive: Edward Snowden papers reveal 38 targets including EU, France and Italy	NSA / DROPMIRE / EU / FR / IT / GR / JP / MX / KR / IN / TR / PERDIDO / BLACKFOOT / WABASH / BRUNEAU / HEMLOCK / POWELL / KLONDYKE
20130430	citizenlab.org	For their Eyes Only: The Commercialization of Digital Spying (Full Report)	FINFISHER / GAMMA / AU / AT / BH / BN / BG / CA / CZ / EE / ET / DE / HU / IN / ID / JP / LV / LT / MK / MY / MX / MG / NL / NG / PK / PA / QA / RO / RS / SG / ZA / TR / TM / AE / GB / US / VN
20130430	citizenlab.org	For Their Eyes Only: The Commercialization of Digital Spying	FINFISHER / GAMMA / AU / AT / BH / BN / BG / CA / CZ / EE / ET / DE / HU / IN / ID / JP / LV / LT / MK / MY / MX / MG / NL / NG / PK / PA / QA / RO / RS / SG / ZA / TR / TM / AE / GB / US / VN
20130313	nytimes.com	Researchers Find 25 Countries Using Surveillance Software	GAMMA / FINFISHER / MUENCH, MARTIN J / AU / BH / BD / BN / CA / CZ / EE / ET / DE / IN / ID / JP / LV / MY / MX / MN / NL / QA / RS / SG / TM / AE / GB / US / VN
20130313	citizenlab.org	You Only Click Twice: FinFisher’s Global Proliferation	FINFISHER / GAMMA / AU / BH / BD / BN / CA / CZ / EE / ET / DE / IN / ID / JP / LV / MY / MX / MN / NL / QA / RS / SG / TM / AE / GB / US / VN