Japan-US (cable system)

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.