Originally Posted by
Ashe Black
Just rented a car from sky rent a car in Kumamoto, I had to create a Japanese account using a Japanese address and number, I used my proxy forwarding service address for this, and my Chinese name for the kanji name, though it doesn't match my English name on my documents. Will this cause any issues or are only the CC, passport, and IDP important?
Two ideas that might help if you're worried, although sorry that neither answers your question:
1. Is there a reason you have to go with that agency? Others don't have this issue with online reservations, e.g. Toyota which I've also had no issues in the past from their office just west of Kumamoto Station.
2. As you prob know, sometimes calling in Japan is easier or unavoidable. I use my credit card concierge service for this - they have successfully made car reservations in Japan for me in areas I struggled to make a reservation online. If you have access to this service perhaps you can ask them to call in a reservation for you.