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Long Term Products
For stays of 90 days or more
We're proud to serve thousands of long-term Japan residents.
Our SIMs, eSIMs and WiFi are perfect for anyone living, working or studying in Japan.

Long Term SIM Cards 
Voice, Text & Super Fast Data SIM Cards

Long Term eSIMs 
Voice, Text & Super Fast Data eSIMs

Long Term Japan Pocket WiFi 
A portable WiFi router for reliable internet across Japan

Japan SIM Cards
Long Term
Real Japanese Phone Number
Plans with Voice, SMS & Data or just Voice & SMS
Ongoing Plans
No Contracts, Cancel Anytime
English Language Support
Short Term Products
For stays of up to 90 days
Our SIMs and eSIMs are super simple, so you can have a good time, even if you're not in Japan for a long time.

Short Term SIM Cards 
Choose from Voice or Data Only Plans

Short Term eSIMs 
Data eSIMs for Japan Travel
Why Choose Mobal
Accept no imitations - here's why we're the original and the best.
English Language Support
Our staff are native English speakers, so we guarantee you'll get easy, friendly English-language support whenever you need it!
Profits Go To Charity
Mobal guarantees that the majority of profits go to its charities, so with your Mobal phone, you don't just travel the world, you make it a better place!
Money Back Guarantee
We are confident that you'll love our service we offer a full & prompt, no-hassle money back guarantee. T's & C's apply
Awards and Recognition
We're proud to be recognised for our service and impact - these achievements reflect our commitment to our customers and our mission to give back with every purchase.

We're thrilled that Mobal has won the 2025 King's Award for Enterprise in International Trade - the UK's most prestigious business award! This celebrates the fact that our parent company, Mobell Communications Ltd, alongside our sister brands MobalPay and Hanacell, has grown to become one of the world's most trusted providers of crucial services for travellers, students, expats, and long-term residents in Japan.

We're proud and honoured that Mobal has been awarded the 2025 Social Product Award. It recognises the dedication of our international team and the trust of our customers over the years. This award not only reflects our commercial growth, but also our commitment to doing good through business. To be acknowledged amongst other amazing organisations that share the same mission to create a better world was truly an honour!
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Product Reviews: Real Talk from Trusted Bloggers
They've given our products a spin and shared their thoughts - real, tried and true.

Perfect SIM for Residents and Vistors
"Mobal's Japan Voice+Data SIM offers a no contract, no termination fee voice and data SIM with free worldwide delivery or free collection in Japan. What's more, all the profits generated from your SIM purchase go to charities supporting education and enterprise from Japan to Africa."

Competitively priced, very easy to order, set up and use
"Our overall verdict was that both Mobal sim cards were competitively riced, very easy to order, set up and use, and worked absolutely as promised."

This SIM card is absolutely perfect
"If you're a heavy data user planning to visit Japan, then this SIM card is absolutely perfect. The setup is simple and all it takes is a bit of planning ahead of time to ensure you have it activated before you go on your trip. Or, if you plan on being in Japan for a while, their affordable plans make it easy to get up and going before you even get to Japan."
Watch Our Japan SIM Card in Action
Watch YouTube sensation and Japan-Expert, Paolo de Guzman, introduce his top tips for arriving in Japan which includes getting a Mobal Japan SIM!
Watch Our Japan SIM Card in Action
Watch YouTube sensation and Japan-Expert, Paolo de Guzman, introduce his top tips for arriving in Japan which includes getting a Mobal Japan SIM!
Our Vision
Ever since we first started out, we made a simple promise - that the majority of our profits would go to charity.
Our growing network of charity partners around the world are working hard to bring people in Malawi out of poverty and into a life of dignity and self-sufficiency, through providing oppurtunities for work and development, building schools and educational institutions, and making sure that basic needs like food and shelter are met.
Find out more 
The key things we achieved in 2023 thanks to Mobal customers
learners supported
school meals served (approx)
brand new school opened
funds donated *(GBP)
* Funds donated to Krizevac Project by the Mobell Group in 2023.
"We love your company and your service!!! What a life saver!! I wish all companies were like yours. Traveling is great already and your phone service makes it even better! The fact that you give so much to charity says so much about your values.
Thank you very much!!"
★★★★★
Wendy W
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User Friendly website. Thank you
The cheapest and most generous data allowance out of all the e-Sim providers I researched for a July-August 2025 trip to Tokyo from Sydney. Process is a little different to others in that provisioning of QR code is not instantaneous and aligned with registered 'arrival/activation date'. I'd prefer to receive the digital delivery as soon as payment is made so I can pre-configure as early as I want. Also, there is a manual configuration of APN + LTE + Personal Hotspot settings on my iPhone 13 Pro. Other providers automate that config. Mobal would have received 5 stars if I didn't have to do that myself but I gave 4 because the e-sim plan is cheap but very generous. Other providers are twice as much for the same data allowance & duration.
Streamlined and flows naturally. Thanks!
bessere Informationen zur Aktivierung nach der Installation der eSIM
Great service!
Great
Really easy to choose esim card and purchase it. Great service.
well so far so good i'm a new customer --- so have to install and activate the mobal esim onto my galaxy phone --- hope it goes smoothly pl email detailed instructions on how to install the esim on my device thanks
all good up to now :-)
Very straight forward purchase
Mobal Products That Change The World
If you're living, working, or studying in Japan, our long-term products are perfect for you. For tourists, business travelers, or short trips, our short-term productss are a great fit to explore Japan with ease.

Long Term SIM Cards 
Voice, Text & Super Fast Data SIM Cards

Long Term eSIMs 
Voice, Text & Super Fast Data eSIMs

Long Term Japan Pocket WiFi 
A portable WiFi router for reliable internet across Japan

Short Term SIM Cards 
Choose from Voice or Data Only Plans

Short Term eSIMs 
Data eSIMs for Japan Travel