How to Send an iMessage to Japan

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Last Updated: March 29, 2019 Tested

To send an iMessage to someone in Japan, open the Messages app → Tap the "New Message" button → Type in "+" or your country's exit code → Type in Japan's country code → Type in a phone number → Write your message → Tap the send button.

Steps

1
Open the Messages app. It's the green speech bubble icon located on your iPhone's home screen.
2
Tap the new message button. It's the pencil and paper icon in the top right corner of the Messages screen.

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3
Type in "+." Doing so will automatically fill out your country's exit code, and you'll want to do this if you're sending a message from outside of Japan.^{[1]
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- Alternatively, you can type in your full country exit code. Check http://www.howtocallabroad.com/codes.html for a list of all the country codes.
4
Type in "81." 81 is the Japanese country code.
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Type in a person's phone number.
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Tap the message field. It's the blank field just above the right side of the keyboard.
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Type in your message.
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Tap the blue up arrow to send. Your iMessage will be sent to your recipient in Japan!