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EP35: Connectivity in Japan – part I

The number of Internet users in Japan is expected to increase to 116.4 million by 2026. With many of Japan’s businesses at the cutting edge of technology, there is a demand for scalable connectivity to connect local businesses to a global network of customers and partners. How is Japan’s Internet market developing? What are the traffic trends? What role does organizations like JPNAP and APIX play in this region? And what can be done to mitigate connectivity outages following natural disasters like earthquakes?

In this episode, Mattias Fridström is joined by Katsuyasu Toyama, COO at JPNAP, the biggest Internet exchange in Japan, for a discussion on the above.

Mattias Fridström
Mattias Fridström
There’s a certain kind of person who gets a little bit too excited about networks. Mattias is that guy. If he had a tattoo, it would be of a network. Mattias holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wollongong, Australia. He joined Telia in 1996 and has worked in a number of senior roles at Telia Carrier (now Arelion), most recently as CTO. Since July 2016 he has been Arelion's Chief Evangelist. Mattias’ passion isn’t limited to networks: He has played golf professionally and competed on a high level in both football and floor hockey.
Katsuyasu Toyama
Katsuyasu Toyama
COO of JPNAP

Katsuyasu Toyama is COO of JPNAP, the biggest Internet exchange in Japan, operated by INTERNET MULTIFEED CO. He was involved with the establishment of the company in 1997, and designed the JPNAP network and services in 2000. After leading a research project on IPv6 and security at NTT Labs., he has been working as Director of JPNAP since 2007. Between 2012 and 2015, he also worked at NTT Communications being responsible for the Internet business on eyeball networks in Japan and IP transit service all over the world.

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Katsuyasu is also involved with Internet community activities, as a chairperson of Asia Pacific Internet Exchange Association (APIX), a leader of Peering Asia (an open and neutral peering forum in the APAC region), and a board member of Global Peering Forum (GPF).

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