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What options are there in terms of prepaid Internet services? Are the charges reasonable? I will be there for no more than two weeks so prepaid seems to be the sensible option.

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It looks like this is essentially a duplicate of another question we have on here. If I'm mistaken, please flag and let me know, but for now I'm marking it as such. – Mark Mayo May 24 '12 at 23:53
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Not quite the same -- he's interested specifically in Internet access, not an all-purpose phone. – jpatokal May 25 '12 at 4:07
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I think this is NOT a duplicate to the cellphones questions. Actually its totally different. – HaLaBi May 25 '12 at 10:23
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@Switchkick Did you make your trip? Did it work? Look at this: 300.wi2.co.jp/en/price – Roberto Aug 29 '12 at 22:43

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There are two good options.

If you're OK with relying on Wifi hotspots, instead of needing 100% coverage, the best option is to sign up for a Wi2 300 account, which has a friendly English signup page and does not choke on foreign credit cards. For Y380/month, you get access to their own hotspots plus the Yahoo!BB and UQ networks, for a total of over 70,000 (!) access points around Japan. (See FAQ.) They provide a "Wi2Connect4" app for iOS devices to ease the pain of typing in network IDs etc. And yes, you can cancel with no strings attached once you get home and pay only a single month's fee.

If you must have actual 4G mobile internet on your cellphone available anywhere, the cheapest reasonable option I'm aware of is the B-Mobile 1 month, 1 GB prepaid, but it's a lot pricier at Y3450 and a little harder to find, although Yodobashi and Bic Camera both stock it.

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Hey, it says that Y380/month is for people that lives in Japan!! (300.wi2.co.jp/en/price) – Roberto Aug 29 '12 at 22:42
Yes, but there's no verification of any kind, you can punch in any old Japanese address. – jpatokal Sep 3 '12 at 1:32
How is this old Japanese address thing? – Roberto Sep 3 '12 at 13:12
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Hmm? I meant that you can enter anything you like in the address field, it is not checked. Your hotel's address, the Imperial Palace, etc. – jpatokal Sep 4 '12 at 1:21

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