Japan SMS Features and Restrictions Japan SMS Features and Restrictions

Japan SMS Features and Restrictions

Marcus Tan

Country Summary

Country Name Japan
ISO JP
Country Code 81
Region Asia
MCC (Mobile country code) 440

 

Sender ID Guidelines

Alphanumeric Sender ID

Alphanumeric sender IDs are supported.
Numeric Sender ID

Numeric sender IDs are not supported unless offered by Vonage's 2-way service.

The numeric sender IDs will be overwritten to ensure delivery.
Generic Sender ID Generic sender IDs such as INFO, SMS, NOTICE etc are prohibited.

 

Use-Case & Content Guidelines

Message Content with URL Links There are preventive measures by Japanese networks against phishing SMS that may affect delivery of messages with URL links. The Japanese networks will not disclose their rejection criteria.
Concatenated Unicode Message The maximum length/characters for unicode messages is 670 full-width characters for Docomo, KDDI, and Softbank networks, and 660 full-width characters for the Rakuten network.
Marketing Traffic Before sending any marketing traffic, opt-in consent is required from handset users.

 

Additional Information

P2P traffic is prohibited.

No political, religious, unsolicited promotion, or gambling content.

There are no additional content restrictions beyond those in our Acceptable Use Policy.

 

 

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