Originally Posted by
freecia
There's some talk that Tokyo police might require ID verification for data only sims, too.
http://www.japanmobiletech.com/2013/...ation-for.html The MVNO's (and major carriers) should really start thinking about tourism sims for their upcoming Olympics. They'd lose out on a lot of sales if data sims were also restricted to Japanese ID verification.
Hosting the World Cup prompted Japan to join the rest of the world in making SOME of its ATMs available to foreign card holders. It would be great if they joined the rest of the world in allowing foreigners to buy SIMs.