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Bulk SMS to Japan

Bulk SMS to Japan from $0.01035 per message

Tokyo and Osaka are Japan's main economic centres, where technology, retail and transport sectors rely on large customer databases. Retail chains in Osaka, universities in Nagoya, and transport operators in Tokyo use bulk SMS for updates. High-volume moments include seasonal sale announcements, university exam result releases and train timetable changes. Paying per message suits Japan's mix of national campaigns and local alerts, where lists vary widely in size.

  • 3,864 messages for a $40 top-up, credit that never expires
  • Numbers start +81; local formats accepted with a default country
  • Failed messages refunded to credit automatically
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Text Message

Your parcel 48213 arrives tomorrow between 10:00 and 12:00. Track it with the link in your order email.

Japan, +81

$0.01035

per SMS segment, USD

1,000 SMS
$10.35
10,000 SMS
$103.50
100,000 SMS
$1,035.00

Bulk SMS cost to Japan by volume

The price per segment stays $0.01035 at every volume. A segment is 160 plain characters or 70 Unicode characters; longer texts are billed per part.

Messages1 segment2 segments
1,000$10.35$20.70
10,000$103.50$207.00
50,000$517.50$1,035.00
100,000$1,035.00$2,070.00
250,000$2,587.50$5,175.00

Price your own list to Japan

Destination

10,000 messages to Japan, 1 segment each

$103.50

$0.01035 per segment. Failed messages are refunded to credit.

A $500 top-up covers this campaign, with +35% extra on a first top-up.

Top up $40

3,864

messages to Japan

First top-up: 4,251 with +10% bonus credit

Top up $100

9,661

messages to Japan

First top-up: 11,594 with +20% bonus credit

Top up $500

48,309

messages to Japan

First top-up: 65,217 with +35% bonus credit

Top up $1,000

96,618

messages to Japan

First top-up: 135,265 with +40% bonus credit

Number format for Japan

Mobiles in Japan carry 10 digits after +81. Locally they are written with a leading 0, like 090-1234-5678; with Japan as the default country the console reads that as +81 90 1234 5678, so local and international forms end up as the same recipient.

+81 90 1234 5678

Alphabet and message length

Japanese is written in Japanese (kana and kanji) script, which SMS carries as Unicode: 70 characters fit one segment and each part of a longer text holds 67. An English or Latin-letter version of the same notice fits 160 characters per segment, so bilingual senders often run two short campaigns instead of one long one.

Local time in Japan

Japan keeps UTC+9 all year, with no clock change. A 09:00 start in Tokyo is 00:00 UTC; the console shows both times when you schedule.

Who sends bulk SMS to Japan

Seasonal sales

Retail chains in Tokyo and Osaka alert customers nationwide about seasonal sales, often timed around major shopping events in January and July.

Exam results

Universities in Kyoto and Nagoya send exam result notifications to students, typically in February and July when grading periods end.

Train delays

Regional train operators notify passengers in Kanto and Kansai about schedule changes or delays affecting their daily commute.

Questions about bulk SMS to Japan

How much does bulk SMS to Japan cost?
Each SMS segment to Japan costs $0.01035. A plain message of up to 160 characters is one segment, so 10,000 messages cost $103.50. Longer or Unicode texts use more segments, and the console shows the exact total before you send.
Are failed messages to Japan refunded?
Yes. When the network reports a message as failed, its price returns to your credit automatically and appears as a refund line on your ledger. Numbers the console leaves out before sending, such as duplicates or invalid formats, are never charged.
How many messages to Japan does a $40 top-up buy?
$40 buys 3,864 single-segment messages to Japan. A first top-up adds +10% bonus credit, which raises that to 4,251. Credit never expires and works for every destination.
Should we send messages in Japanese or English?
Use Japanese for most lists, as it is the first language of most residents. English works well for tourist-focused messages or international staff.
When are the busiest times for SMS alerts?
Winter in Tokyo sees high SMS volumes for weather warnings, while summer peaks coincide with tourist season in Kyoto.

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