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Tokyo Libraries Launch Free Digital Access and Skills Training Programs

Tokyo Metropolitan Library network and related programs provide residents with internet resources and digital literacy support.

By The Daily Tokyo · Published July 25, 2026

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Library network offers free PC corners with internet access, basic PC and internet classes, and internet safety workshops for residents in Tokyo according to item [49].

Japan's Digital Agency runs nationwide community digital promotion seminars in Tokyo wards covering smartphone counseling, LINE, cashless payments, and e-government services according to item [49].

The National Diet Library in Tokyo provides electronic resources including over 540000 searchable items, CD-ROM and DVD-ROM services, and internet access at its Tokyo Main Library according to item [49].

Tokyo's Shibuya City has provided every elementary and junior high student with a computing device since 2017 as part of the GIGA School Program to foster ICT-based learning according to item [49].

Sources: perplexity-sonar.

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