Talk:Japan/@comment-72.143.226.15-20141121080910/@comment-72.143.226.15-20141121081540

the main reason why there are so few and limited prepaid choices is because until very recently all SIM cards required a term contract. The Japanese government even ran ad campaigns warning people not to purchase SIM cards for dirty foreigners, because clearly they would be used for criminal activities. funny enough it also helped to guarantee high prices and margins for cellular service since it was much harder to switch providers.