Send Money Online or In-Person

Choose how you want to send money from Japan

Online

From our app

In person

Seven Bank

1. Log in or register
Not registered? Create a profile and learn how to send money online.

2. Verify your identity
– Start a transfer on westernunion.com.
– You will need to submit at least 2 identity documents as follows:
Japanese residents:
• Japanese passport or driving license
• My Number Card or Juminhyo with My Number (issued within the last 6 months)
Foreign residents:
• Residence Card
• My Number Card or Juminhyo with My Number (issued within the last 6 months)

3. Start your transfer on westernunion.com
– Enter the destination country and the amount you’d like to send.
– Choose how you’d like to pay for the online money transfer: via your personal internet banking account, or via your personal banking account at an ATM.
– Choose the payout method: cash, direct to bank, or mobile wallet in select countries.

4. Enter your receiver’s details
– If you’re sending directly to a bank account, you will need your receiver’s bank name, and account number¹.
– You can save your receiver’s details for convenient repeat transfers.

5. Pay and send
– Pay for your transfer.
– Check all the details before hitting send.
– You’ll get a confirmation email with the tracking number (MTCN). Use it to track your transfer and share it with your receiver only.
– For your second transfer:
We will mail a 4-digit PIN to your postal address. You will need to enter this on your second money transfer to send again.

1. Download the app
Download the Western Union^® app on Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

2. Log in or register
– Follow the steps in the app to create a profile. Then start your transfer.
– Documents needed for registration
Japanese residents:
• Driver’s license
• My Number Card, or
• Japanese Passport
Foreign residents:
• Residence Card

3. Start your transfer
– Enter the destination country and the amount you’d like to send.
– Choose the payout method: cash, direct to bank, or mobile wallet in select countries.

4. Pay and send
– Pay for the transfer via your personal internet banking account, or via your bank account at an ATM.
– Check all the details before hitting send. You’ll get a confirmation email with the tracking number (MTCN). Use it to track your transfer and share it with your receiver only.

– For your second transfer:
We will mail a 4-digit PIN to your postal address. You will need to enter this on your second money transfer to send again.

1. Visit a Western Union agent location
Walk in to one of our more than 200 locations² in Japan. Find one nearby.

2. Verify your identity
– Provide the agent with your full name and a valid photo ID.
– You will need to present one identity document
Japanese residents:
• Driver’s license
• My Number Card, or
• Japanese Passport
Foreign residents:
• Residence Card

3. Share your receiver’s details
– Provide the agent with your receiver’s full name, the destination country, and the exact amount you wish to send.
– Choose the payout method: cash, direct to bank, or mobile wallet in select countries.

4. Pay and send
– Pay for your transfer in cash.
– You’ll get a confirmation receipt with the tracking number (MTCN). Use it to track your transfer and share it with your receiver only.

Find location

Customers can transfer money 24/7, all year long, via Seven Bank ATMs and internet banking. Their beneficiaries can pick up the money at Western Union locations in 200 countries and territories. Up to 12 recipients can be registered on an ATM card.

Seven Bank ATMs and Customer Centers support nine languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, Tagalog, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Thai.

In order to use the Seven Bank Overseas Money Transfer Service, you need to open a Seven Bank account and apply for an overseas money transfer service contract. You can open an account on the Seven Bank website or app, or at a Seven Bank branch.

Get started

Why transfer money with us?

Send money from Japan with us and enjoy all the benefits we have to offer.

Peace of mind

Keep track of money transfers with tracking numbers (MTCN).

Global

Send money around the corner or around the world.

Reliable

We’ve been moving money for over 145 years.

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