title: Japan-US (cable system)
text: Japan-US (or Japan-US Cable Network – JUSCN or JUCN or J-US or JUS) is a submarine telecommunications cable system in the North Pacific Ocean linking the United States and Japan.
  It has landing points in:
  Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan
  Maruyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
  Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
  Mākaha, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
  Point Arena, Manchester, Mendocino County, California, United States
  Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
  
  It has a design transmission capacity of 640 Gbit/s, starting operation at 80 Gbit/s and a total cable length of 21,000 km. It started operation in August 2001. It was upgraded to be capable of 1.28 Tbit/s operation in March 2008.
  
  See also
  
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  Submarine communications cables in the Pacific Ocean
  Mendocino County, California
  Japan–United States relations
  2001 establishments in California
  2001 establishments in Hawaii
  2001 establishments in Japan