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Before You Use It in Japan: GO, Uber, LUUP and PayPay with a Foreign Phone Number or Card

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Can you use it with a foreign phone number or card?

Foreign number, foreign card, app language and referral code
ServiceForeign numberForeign cardApp languageReferral code
GO TaxiLimitedNot statedJapanese, EnglishNo
Uber TaxiNot statedYesFollows deviceLimited
LUUPNot statedLimitedNot statedLimited
PayPayNot statedLimitedNot statedLimited

Sources

  • GO Taxi
    • Foreign number: support.go.goinc.jp (in Japanese) (checked October 11, 2026) With a non-Japanese number the SMS code may not arrive, and GO advises switching to a Japanese number. For GO Pay, accounts newly registered with a non-Japanese number from June 2025 cannot use d Barai or PayPay
    • Foreign card: support.go.goinc.jp (in Japanese) (checked October 11, 2026) Lists card brands only (Visa / Mastercard / JCB / AMERICAN EXPRESS / Diners Club), not the issuing country
    • App language: support.go.goinc.jp (in Japanese) (checked October 11, 2026) Japanese and English. If the device is set to any language other than Japanese, the app shows English
    • Referral code: support.go.goinc.jp (in Japanese) (checked October 11, 2026) The person being referred must have a Japanese phone number
  • Uber Taxi
    • Foreign number: Change country setting (checked October 11, 2026) States only that Uber works in any area regardless of the country setting; nothing on phone numbers
    • Foreign card: Currency Preferences (checked October 11, 2026) Japan is among the countries where you can pay in your home currency (credit card, debit card or digital wallet)
    • App language: Setting preferred language (checked October 11, 2026) The app follows the device language setting (no list of supported languages)
    • Referral code: Refer-a-friend Program (checked October 11, 2026) Only people who have never used Uber Rides can be referred; nothing on the phone number country
  • LUUP
    • Foreign number: support.luup.sc (in Japanese) (checked October 11, 2026) States only that verification uses international SMS; nothing on non-Japanese numbers
    • Foreign card: support.luup.sc (in Japanese) (checked October 11, 2026) Cards issued outside Japan may not work depending on the issuer
    • App language: support.luup.sc (in Japanese) (checked October 11, 2026) The help centre (Japanese and English) has nothing on the app display language
    • Referral code: support.luup.sc (in Japanese) (checked October 11, 2026) Only people who have never taken a LUUP ride can be invited; nothing on the phone number country
  • PayPay
    • Foreign number: paypay.ne.jp (in Japanese) (checked October 11, 2026) Covers SMS settings for Japanese carriers only; nothing on non-Japanese numbers
    • Foreign card: paypay.ne.jp (in Japanese) (checked October 11, 2026) Credit cards issued outside Japan may not be registrable. Only Sumitomo Mitsui Card cards can pay directly (others need a separate pass)
    • App language: paypay.ne.jp (in Japanese) (checked October 11, 2026) The help centre has nothing on the app display language
    • Referral code: paypay.ne.jp (in Japanese) (checked October 11, 2026) Register the code and make a single payment of 1,000 yen or more within 60 days of signing up. Only users who completed ID-document verification receive the points
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