Japan has ranked 13th in this year's international survey on Internet usage. The nation was in 20th place last year.
The Swiss-based World Wide Web Foundation on Friday announced world rankings based on a survey it conducted in 81 countries on the Internet usage, web infrastructure and protection of privacy.
Sweden took the top spot for the second year in a row, followed by Norway. Denmark's ranking was 6th. The high rankings of Nordic countries reflect their efforts to promote the Internet.
Source: NewsOnJapan