km Ports: Chiba, Muroran, Kitakyushu, Kobe, Tomakomai, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Yokkaichi, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Niigata, Fushiki-Toyama, Shimizu, Himeji, Wakayama-Shimozu, Shimonoseki, Tokuyama-Shimomatsu Merchant marine: 72 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 21,045,037 GRT/37,119,933 DWT; includes 9 cargo, 3 roll-on/roll-off (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 21,045,037 GRT/37,119,933 DWT; includes 6 passenger, 17 short-sea passenger, 13 passenger-cargo, 238 cargo, 10 container, 6 vehicle carrier, 214 oil tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 3 chemical tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 2 bulk Airports: total: 28 usable: 26 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 0 with runways over 3,659 m: 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 8 Telecommunications: poor to fair system operating below
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