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JP · JPN · Tokyo

Selling into Japan means pricing in Japanese Yen (JPY) with 0 decimal places, rendering amounts as ¥123,457, applying 10.00% Consumption Tax inside the displayed price, and offering the payment methods people there actually use.

Currency
JPY
Consumption Tax
10.00%
Payment methods
10
Live FX
1 USD → 162.195866399232
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Money

Currency and formatting

Currency
Japanese Yen (JPY)
Symbol
¥ — placed before the amount
Decimal places
0
Formatted example
¥123,457
Thousands separator
,
Decimal separator
.
Digit grouping
threes (3)
Live rate
1 USD = 162.195866399232 JPY (ecb, 2026-07-16)

Watch out: JPY has no minor unit. Treating it like a two-decimal currency overcharges by 100×.

Tax

Tax

tax · JP
10.00% standard Consumption Tax Prices tax-inclusive
  • 8% — food
  • 8% — newspapers
Payments

Payment methods in Japan

Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.

  • 01 card
  • 02 konbini
  • 03 paypay
  • 04 bank transfer
  • 05 rakuten pay
  • 06 d barai
  • 07 au pay
  • 08 merpay
  • 09 amazon pay
  • 10 paidy

Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, jcb, amex, diners, discover, unionpay. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.

Locale

Locale

Primary
ja-JP
Official languages
Japanese
Direction
left-to-right
Date format
YYYY/MM/DD
Measurement
metric
GDPR applies
no
Phone

Phone numbers

Calling code
+81
Mobile format
+81 XX-XXXX-XXXX
Digits
10
FAQs

Japan: common questions

What currency does Japan use?

Japan uses the Japanese Yen (JPY), symbol ¥. It has no minor unit — amounts are whole numbers, so ¥123,457 is a complete price.

How many decimal places does JPY have?

JPY has 0 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.

What is the Consumption Tax rate in Japan?

The standard Consumption Tax rate in Japan is 10.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.

What payment methods are used in Japan?

The methods that matter in Japan, in rough order of use: card, konbini, paypay, bank transfer, rakuten pay, d barai, au pay, merpay, amazon pay, paidy.

What is the dialling code for Japan?

Japan's country calling code is +81. Mobile numbers are formatted +81 XX-XXXX-XXXX (10 digits after the country code).

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