Talk:Japan/@comment-174.30.193.87-20170203183222

Would like to add a wrinkle:  It is extemely hard to CANCEL a plan once you leave Japan. (Visited May '16, still paying for 3 Sims with IIJ.)

I had the benefits of a fluent translator and online, DIY activation of a Sim is very difficult. It proved much more successful to pay an extra $20 svc fee to have the clerks at the store activate the other 2 Sims for me. (The giant red electronics store chain in Tokyo.)

But as I said above, cancellation is not easy. We're still paying (8 months and counting) and our liason in Tokyo is still trying to cancel them. Strongly recommend you do anything BUT a DIY (bring your phone and buy local Sims).