Exchange rates:
yen (JPY) per US dollar - 103.58 (2008 est.), 117.99 (2007), 116.18 (2006), 110.22 (2005), 108.19 (2004)
Communications ::Japan
Telephones - main lines in use:
47.579 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 4
Telephones - mobile cellular:
110.395 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 7
Telephone system:
general assessment: excellent domestic and international service
domestic: high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind