What is the benefit of the direct China Telecom link?
Traffic between Japan and mainland China normally passes through international carriers whose links can become congested, leading to higher latency and packet loss. A direct connection to China Telecom gives the Tokyo facility a more efficient route to users on China Telecom's network, which is one of the country's largest. This can noticeably improve load times and stability for Chinese visitors compared with standard routes. Performance still depends on users' own networks, and content must comply with applicable regulations, but for cross-border services it is a meaningful advantage.
Why is only one Japanese configuration offered?
We focus on a single, well-balanced configuration in Tokyo because it covers the needs of most customers, from websites and APIs to game servers and databases, while keeping pricing clear. Its 3.8 GHz base clock and 32 GB of memory strike a balance that few single-socket boxes match. If you need more cores, memory or storage, contact our sales team; custom configurations may be possible depending on facility stock, and we will provide a quote tailored to your requirements.
Should I choose the SSD or HDD in Tokyo?
The 256 GB SSD offers much faster random access, which benefits databases, dynamic websites and applications that read and write many small files. The 1 TB HDD provides four times the capacity and suits file storage, backups, logs and media. Most customers running web applications choose the SSD and store large static assets elsewhere or on a CDN. If you need both speed and capacity, ask about adding a second drive, which can also enable RAID for redundancy. Log-heavy workloads such as analytics collectors often prefer the larger disk.
How many IP addresses can I have?
The Tokyo server can be assigned up to five IPv4 addresses. The first is bundled; the other four are there for things like extra TLS hostnames, guest VMs that need public reachability, or a dedicated out-of-band admin address. Because IPv4 addresses are scarce in Asia, you may be asked for a short justification, and extra addresses may carry a small monthly fee. Our team will confirm the cost when you request them. Reverse DNS entries can be configured for each.
Will Japanese users trust a site hosted on a foreign provider's server?
What Japanese visitors notice is speed, polish and whether the site feels local, not the name of the hosting company. A Tokyo IP address means pages load as quickly as those of domestic competitors, and it lets services such as Google, Yahoo! JAPAN and LINE's advertising tools correctly associate your site with Japan. Combine that with proper Japanese copy, local payment options like konbini or PayPay through your gateway, and clear company information, and customers will treat your shop like any other local business. The server simply removes the lag that would otherwise betray an overseas origin.
Can I run FreeBSD or a hypervisor?
Yes. The Tokyo facility supports FreeBSD, which many administrators prefer for its networking performance and native ZFS file system. You can also install XenServer, VMware ESXi or Proxmox VE to run multiple virtual machines on the 32 GB of memory. These options make the server suitable for hosting providers, development labs and companies that want to consolidate several workloads onto one physical machine. Our team can install your chosen system during provisioning. FreeBSD jails are another lightweight way to isolate services on the same box.
Do earthquakes pose a risk to a Tokyo server?
Japan experiences frequent seismic activity, so Tokyo data centres are designed with that reality in mind. Facilities typically use seismic isolation or damping systems, reinforced structures and racks anchored to withstand strong shaking, along with generators and fuel reserves to ride out grid disruptions. Our Tier III partner follows these practices. No building can eliminate every risk, which is why we recommend keeping off-site backups, perhaps on a server in South Korea or Hong Kong, for critical data. For most customers, the resilience engineered into Tokyo facilities is among the best in the world.
Is hosting in Tokyo good for users in Southeast Asia?
Tokyo offers good connectivity to much of Asia, but users in Southeast Asia, such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, are usually better served by servers in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur or Jakarta, which are geographically closer. Tokyo is the best choice when your audience is mainly in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan or eastern China, or when you need trans-Pacific connectivity. For a regional service spanning all of Asia, some customers combine a Tokyo server with a second location further south.
