Japan’s mobile network landscape rewards travelers who understand what they’re choosing. Among Japan’s three major carriers, SoftBank occupies a distinctive position: the network that transformed from a late-arriving challenger into one of Japan’s most technologically aggressive carriers, with particular strengths in urban speed, 5G deployment, and metropolitan connectivity that make it the natural choice for
Japan has always had a complicated relationship with mobile technology. On one hand, it was decades ahead of the world — Japanese consumers were browsing the internet on their phones and paying for train tickets with a tap long before most countries had reliable 3G. On the other hand, Japan has a well-documented tendency to