How do I get my telephone connected and what services does NTT offer?
Purchase and installation, re-installation, and transfer of ownership
Call the nearest NTT office for information. Dial 116 (there is no need to use your area code).
To purchase a phone or arrange for installation, go to any NTT office with some form of identification, such as your alien registration certificate or passport.
To transfer your telephone ownership, go to an NTT office with the new owner. The new owner (if a resident alien) must bring his or her alien registration certificate and passport and you (the previous owner) must bring a document certifying that your seal ('hanko') is registered.
* Hook up Fee:\ 75,600
* Administration Fee:\ 840
* Transfer Fee:\ 840
NTT telephone office hours
Weekdays 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.
*For information by phone 8:30a.m.～5:00p.m.
Closed Weekends, Holidays, December 29-January 3
Information numbers.
Simply dial the three digits as listed.
| Operation-assisted calls | 100 |
| Directory assistance(30 yen) | 104 |
| Collect call | 106 |
| Repair service | 113 |
| Telegrams | 115 |
| Purchase, re-installation and billing information | 116 |
| Time (toll call) | 117 |
| Weather information(toll call) | 177* |
*When you want weather information outside of your area, dial the area code first then 117
ex. for Tōkyō: Dial 03-177
ex. for Nagasaki: Dial 02958-177
Telephone charges
You are billed every month for telephone service and for direct-dial calls. There is a flat rate for telephone service. Direct-dial charges are calculated by distance and time.
Charges:
| Within the area code | 10 yen every 3 minutes |
| Neighboring districts | 0 yen every 90 seconds |
| Outlying districts | The greater the distance, the shorter the time you can talk for 10 yen |
There are two methods of payment. One is to have your bill deducted automatically from your bank account. The other is to pay in cash with a 'money order' (furikaeyoshi) which you can get at a bank, post office or city hall and which will be mailed for you free of charge.
Whether you purchase or borrow a phone, you are responsible for paying the monthly telephone charge.
Reduced rates for calls within Japan:
| Evenings | Applicable from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. for calls made to Locations over 60km away. About 40% lower than daytime rates. |
| Late Night | Applicable from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. About 24%-48% lower than daytime rates depending on distance. |
| Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays | Applicable all day for calls made to locations over 60km away. About 40% lower than weekday, daytime rates. |
International calls(How to make an international call)
You can contact the other person directly by dialing 001 first.
For example, when you call a person in New York,
001-(country code)-(area code, omit first'0')-(phone number)
Country Codes
| Area | USA | UK | France | Korea | Thailand | China | Philippines | Malaysia | Brazil |
| Code | 1 | 44 | 33 | 82 | 66 | 86 | 63 | 60 | 55 |
*There are also two more companies which give international direct dialing services besides KDD. Those are IDC and ITJ. But they do not cover all areas in the world. If you want to use them, dial 0061(IDC) or 0041 (ITJ) instead of 001.
For Information,
KDD:TEL 0057
IDC:TEL 0120-03-0061
ITJ:TEL 0120-44-0041
International Operator-assisted Calls
Dial 0051 and ask the operator for assistance on an international phone call. The ways of making phone calls are shown below.
Station-to-Station; Tell the operator the phone number you want to call.
Person-to- Person; Have the operator call up the person you want to call.(No fee is charged if the person cannot be reached.)
Collect Calls; Have the person you wish to call pay the fee by his consent. (The operator will confirm it.)
