Japan

The mobile phone landscape has gone through an almost complete shake-up in the last two years. There are myriad choices available for those that are not only just getting started to live in the country, but also for those of us more “seasoned” expats that may have been just sticking with our current plans because of the “it took this long to get right, and if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” line of thinking. But as I’ll unfold over the next few paragraphs, it’s worth your attention to check out the new options because the bottom line is, you’ll be saving money in either case if you’re still on an old cellphone plan from even the last 18 months! It’s a whole new world for wireless plans in Japan It all started back in 2016 when the national government and various consumer groups started planning ways to make it cheaper and easier for citizens to get a mobile phone, getting rid of plans with outlandish costs and fees, eliminating barriers to switching providers, and adding new competitions to the marketplace to help upend the traditional carrier’s cooperative dominance and price-setting. New technology like 5G and softphone apps are helping…