Re both of you: Yeah, it could be by design, and yes a number of corporations have direct fiber lines out to Japan. I used to work at Microsoft in Beijing, wh

Re both of you: Yeah, it could be by design, and yes a number of corporations have direct fiber lines out to Japan. I used to work at Microsoft in Beijing, which had a line out to Japan and it was easily the fastest internet I've ever use in my life (goes without saying also uncensored).