32.5+-... me too going at the end of oct. tokyo and lake kawaguchilko

not sure how much YEN drop, but one thing I can see significant which is RM drop much more than YEN 

can u keep me posted, if u know the answer!! till when will it be there? i m going only end nov

got news said it going to be remove?

What do you mean? Co op with wifi pocket?

Legally all phone in Japan should have a "giteki" mark before they can be used. Read here for more information: http://eng.blogfromamerica.com/archives/60. Legally my iPhone I brought over from Malaysia is not legal even though it is the same as what it is sold in Japan. Simply because I do not have the giteki mark. For Xiaomi and other phone to penetrate the market here, they will need to pay a lot to get it certify. I know because I have help one phone maker to get it certified, but in the end they gave up.

However its difficult for people to catch you for using an "illegal" phone. As far as I know no one has been caught yet. Previously you can only get sim card from the big telco like NTT, Softbank and KDDI where you need to buy the phone as well. Recently there are more players coming into the market with sim free phone, hence that is the reason why you see more ppl using Xiaomi or other phones.

Anyway, I can go on an on about this but this is a travel blog.....

Used iijmio tourist prepaid sim on my Mi3 earlier this month, no problem at all, you may need to enter the APN manually. You can buy it at BIC camera or Yodobashi.