This post Why Did Japan Choose 100V over 120V or 230V? appeared first on ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY. Why Does Japan Use 100V as the Standard Voltage? Power System in Japan Japan has a unique and somewhat unusual electric power transmission and distribution system. The standard voltage in Japan is quite different from most of the world. It is the only country that uses 100 volts for single-phase and 200 volts for three-phase … Visit the Why Did Japan Choose 100V over 120V or 230V? to read the ful...