Send money to Japan

Japan is compared here from 4 sending markets — the USA, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Recipients are paid in Japanese yen (JPY), usually by bank deposit, including Japan Post Bank, plus limited cash pickup.

Japan Post Bank has the country's largest account network, which makes it an unusually important payout destination for a developed market.

On 2 of these routes a like-for-like recipient amount was checked against the mid-market rate, so the cards below can say what the best provider actually pays.

Where are you sending from?

From the USA5 providers · best pays JPY 156,166 per $1,000
From Australia2 providers · best pays JPY 108,700 per A$1,000
From Singapore4 providers
From Hong Kong3 providers

Providers that reach Japan

Each name links to that provider's own page: every corridor it appears on, and every one it is documented as not serving.

Wise · 4 routes
Instarem · 3 routes
Remitly · 3 routes
Western Union · 3 routes
Paysend · 1 route

Checked and not available

Remitly from Hong Kong — Remitly does not operate from Hong Kong. Its Hong Kong market root returns a 404, as does every Hong Kong corridor address tested in both its short and long URL forms.

Other destinations in East Asia

China
South Korea