Pinephone regulatory approval in Japan

[b.tomik]

こんにちは!

Is their the same restrictions on foreigners visiting Japan? I was in Tokyo for 2 weeks in April 2019 and had no problem using my phone with a data only sim. Now I'm kind of worried if I go back and I bring the PinePhone... will it work or would I need to get a Japanese Phone?


また...私... 日本 は とても きす です!!!!!

こんにちは！

Thankfully the Japanese government is rather practical about this, especially with the upcoming olympics - so, foreigners have no restrictions and can use whatever device they like for up to (I think) 90 days.

It's not unique to the PinePhone though, pretty much all android phones not sold in the Japanese market similarly lack the necessary certification so it would be essentially impossible to enforce a more restrictive policy.

Long and short of it is, if you're a resident - be careful; if you're a visitor - anything goes.

私も好きですので、日本に住んでいます！