Esim with a phone number

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1. Most Japanese providers have an esim option. If you already have a data sim, why not just get a digital number from Skype?

2. povo 2.0 is esim with voice. source: i have one

3. I assume you are trying to use dual-sim, but I would recommend you to buy another phone. One is for your country and another is for Japan.

   Check [kakaku.com](https://kakaku.com) if you are fluent in Japanese.

4. I recommend Ahamo for 3 reasons in your case:
   1. Easiest E-Sim application process (you receive your e-sim as a notification 1h after signing up in their app, no need even for a separate profile for the internet).
   2. In my case they took a foreign debit card as payment with no issues.
   3. No hidden fees. Linemo on paper might seem much cheaper, but it automatically adds to your bill a monthly “call” option (which is basically unavoidable unless you don’t call anyone or receive any calls in a given month) and then bills you for the call time itself (while Ahamo includes calls of 5mins or less in the plan).

5. Ahamo, it’s a subsidiary of Docomo.

6. IIJ – now with Docomo

7. Ijimio

8. plenty esim provider outthere.

   but yesterday I just got povo for my backup number. it was done within a day.