# Servers in Japan
> Tokyo runs on JPIX and BBIX at 71 ms to Singapore and 168 ms to New York. Japan protects secrecy of communications constitutionally, imposes no general retention duty and joins no Eyes tier — the strongest legal position among our performance sites — but it cooperates readily through mutual legal assistance and has a defined claimant disclosure procedure.
**Source:** https://incognitovps.com/servers/japan
**Updated:** 2026-08-13

## Legal dossier — Japan

| Claim | Instrument | Year |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Constitutional secrecy of communications with narrow statutory exceptions | Constitution of Japan, Art. 21(2) | 1947 |
| No general data-retention mandate for hosting providers | Telecommunications Business Act imposes secrecy duties, not retention | 1984 |
| Provider liability limited, with a defined disclosure procedure for claimants | Act on the Limitation of Liability for Damages of Specified Telecommunications Service Providers | 2001 |
| Personal-data protection with cross-border transfer restrictions | Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), as amended | 2020 |

## The trade-off

Legally the strongest of our performance sites and the most expensive. Japan protects secrecy of communications at constitutional level, has no general retention mandate, and is in no Eyes tier. What it does not give you is distance from a determined claimant: the Provider Liability Limitation Act sets out a working disclosure procedure, and Japan cooperates readily with Western law enforcement through mutual legal assistance. Also 224 ms from Frankfurt — this is a site for Asian users, not a European hedge.

## Facility

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Facility | TYO-1 · Shinagawa |
| City | Tokyo |
| Coordinates | 35.6762, 139.6503 |
| Uplink | 25 Gbps per node |
| EU member state | No |
| Eyes alliance | No documented participation |
| Live since | 2025 |
| Looking glass | lg-tyo.incognitovps.com |
| Test address | 185.132.44.176 |
| Network | JPIX and BBIX peering; transit via NTT, IIJ and Arelion. |

## Measured latency

| Destination | Round trip |
| --- | --- |
| Frankfurt | 224 ms |
| Amsterdam | 228 ms |
| London | 232 ms |
| New York | 168 ms |
| Singapore | 71 ms |

## Pricing here

| Product | From |
| --- | --- |
| Linux VPS | $5.50/mo |
| Dedicated servers | $63.50/mo |
| GPU compute | $164.00/mo |
| Storage servers | $22.00/mo |

## Best for

- East Asian latency
- Japanese-market services
- Regional mirrors
- Low-latency APAC gaming

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Japan a good place to host a server?

Tokyo's network is built on JPIX and BBIX, with 71 ms latency to Singapore and 168 ms to New York. Legally, Japan is the strongest of our performance sites: constitutional secrecy of communications, no general retention duty, and no Eyes tier. Yet it cooperates via mutual legal assistance and has a defined disclosure procedure under the Provider Liability Limitation Act. The trade-offs are fully disclosed here, not hidden.

### Does Japan have mandatory data retention?

Japan does not impose a general data-retention duty on hosting providers. The Telecommunications Business Act (1984) requires secrecy of communications, not retention.

### Is Japan in Five Eyes or the EU?

Japan is not documented as a participant in any Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance, and as a non-EU member, EU judicial-cooperation instruments do not apply.

### What latency should I expect from Tokyo?

Measured round-trip latencies from Tokyo: 224 ms to Frankfurt, 232 ms to London, 228 ms to Amsterdam, 168 ms to New York, and 71 ms to Singapore. A looking glass is available at lg-tyo.incognitovps.com.


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