(keitai-l) Re: Prepaid keitai with tourist visa?

From: Arjen van Blokland <ab_at_tkk.att.ne.jp>
Date: 01/31/02
Message-Id: <4.3.2-J.20020131212803.055acff8@tkk.att.ne.jp>
No. You must prove you live in Japan.
Rules became more strict after the Obara-Lucy Blackman case.
Easiest way is to ask a friend who lives in Japan to accompany you to the 
local convenience store.

Arjen van Blokland
www.104.com


At 13:55 02/01/31 +0200, you wrote:

>Regarding the recent discussion about keitais for tourists, aren't
>prepaid keitais still available to anybody who walks up and has
>around Y10000 and some form of ID, no residence needed?  I'd been
>planned to get one in May when I return to Japan for a month,
>for the first time in my life as a tourist (gasp!).
>
>Cheers,
>--
>Jani Patokallio  >O._,  This day will not come again.
>jpatokal@iki.fi   `..'  Each minute is worth a priceless gem. -Takuan
>
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Received on Thu Jan 31 14:39:16 2002