Binance Japan

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How to open an account

Source: official guide ↗

1. 1

   Get the Binance app (or use the website on a PC)

   Japan uses the same global "Binance" app (App Store name "バイナンス：ビットコイン/暗号資産(仮想通貨)を購入"). On a PC, use binance.com/ja.

   1. Get the official 「Binance」 app from the App Store or Google Play. To avoid look-alike fake apps, open the store page from the official website's download page.
   2. On a PC, go to binance.com/ja. You can sign up and verify in the browser too, and for the ID check you can scan a QR code to continue the photos on your phone.
   3. Accounts for people living in Japan are opened by Binance Japan. If you have a Binance.com account that never completed verification, Binance says not to continue with it but to create a new Binance Japan account.
   4. Have ready: an email address or phone number, and an ID (Japanese nationals: My Number card, driver's licence or driving history certificate; foreign nationals: residence card). The My Number card method also needs the card's signature-certificate password (6–16 characters).

   Tip Beware of fake apps. Use the official site's download page or the official store listing (App Store developer: "Binance Switzerland AG"). Your Japanese account itself is run by Binance Japan Inc.

   Source: official guide ↗
2. 2

   Register with email or phone

   Create a Binance account in the app or on the web using your email address or phone number.

   1. In the app, tap 「登録/ログイン」 (sign up/log in) → 「Binanceアカウントの作成」 (create account) and choose a personal account. The account type can't be changed later.
   2. Enter your email address or phone number (Apple, Google or Telegram accounts also work), read and tick the terms of use and privacy policy, then tap 「次へ」 (next).
   3. Enter the 6-digit code you receive within 30 minutes.
   4. Create a password of 8–128 characters with at least one uppercase letter and one number.
   5. If you came via a referral link, the code is filled in automatically; it can't be changed once linked, and you can skip it if you have none. When registration is done, you're taken to the ID check.

   Tip If you ever made a Binance.com account, check with chat support before creating another: the terms require that you don't already hold a Binance account. (The official FAQ says Binance.com accounts that never completed verification should start fresh with Binance Japan.)

   Source: official guide ↗
3. 3

   Tap "今すぐ認証", confirm Japan as residence and choose your nationality

   After logging in, start the ID check from [今すぐ認証] (Verify now) on the home screen. On the verification screen, check that residence shows "Japan (日本)", choose your nationality and continue. Continuing means accepting Binance Japan's terms and privacy notice; from here on you are applying for a Binance Japan account.

   1. After logging in, tap ［今すぐ認証］ (verify now) on the home screen. You can also start from the profile icon at the top left → ［アカウント］ → ［認証センター］ (verification centre).
   2. Check that the country of residence shows 「Japan（日本）」. Your residence and nationality must match your ID document.
   3. Choosing your nationality and continuing means accepting Binance Japan's terms of use and privacy notice; from here you're applying for a Binance Japan account.
   4. Foreign nationals verify with a residence card. The My Number–integrated residence cards and special permanent resident certificates issued since 14 June 2026 can't be used yet.

   Tip Your residence and nationality must match your ID document.
4. 4

   Choose an ID-check method

   Recommended: "マイナンバーカード（ICチップ）" — enter the card's signature-certificate password and scan the card (no selfie; currently Japanese nationals only). The other option, "身分証明書と容貌の撮影" (ID and face photos), has you photograph the front, top edge and back of a driver's licence, My Number card or driving history certificate (issued on or after 1 Apr 2012) — foreign nationals use a residence card — then take a selfie and a liveness check.

   1. ［マイナンバーカード（ICチップ）］ (Japanese nationals only for now): you're taken to the JPKI+ App Clip. Read the fraud warning, enter the signature-certificate password (6–16 characters) and hold the card to the top of the back of your phone until it's read. No selfie or liveness check is needed.
   2. When reading finishes you're returned to the Binance app. If this method doesn't work for you, you can switch to the standard photo method.
   3. Photo method: choose the document (Japanese nationals: My Number card, driver's licence or driving history certificate; foreign nationals: residence card) and photograph three sides: front, top edge and back. On a PC, choose ［電話で認証］ (verify on phone) and scan the QR code to take the photos on your phone.
   4. Then take a selfie and complete the face liveness check. Allow camera access, don't wear a hat or glasses or use filters, and shoot somewhere bright.
   5. Don't refresh the browser while it's processing. You can try up to 10 times a day; if 10 attempts are rejected within 24 hours, wait 24 hours before trying again.

   Tip The My Number method needs the signature-certificate password (6–16 characters). The photo method must be finished within 60 minutes or you start again.
5. 5

   Enter your name

   Japanese nationals enter their name in kanji, katakana and roman letters; foreign nationals in roman letters, their local script and the katakana used on their bank account. Use the same order as on your ID.

   1. Japanese nationals enter their name in kanji, katakana and Latin letters; foreign nationals in Latin letters, their local script and the katakana registered on their bank account. With the My Number card method, you enter the katakana and Latin-letter name after the card is read.
   2. Use the same name order as on your ID.
   3. Your katakana name must match the bank account and PayPay you'll use character for character. If it doesn't, deposits, withdrawals and the PayPay link fail, and you can't fix it yourself later (you'd need to re-verify or contact support).

   Tip Your katakana name must exactly match your bank account and PayPay. Otherwise deposits, withdrawals and the PayPay link fail, and you can't change it yourself later (you'd need support).
6. 6

   Answer 8 questions and submit

   Answer questions on purpose, main source of income, occupation, industry, financial assets, investment experience and insider status, then the PEP/tax-residence declaration, and submit.

   1. Questions 1–6: purpose of using Binance, main source of income, occupation, industry, total financial assets you hold personally, and areas of investment experience. Answer for yourself only, not your family, based on your actual situation.
   2. Question 7 (declaration): whether you or your family are foreign politically exposed persons (PEPs) or insiders, and where you live. Answer truthfully.
   3. Question 8 (tax declaration for CARF): if Japan is your only tax residence, tick the statement saying so. If you're also tax-resident elsewhere, don't tick it; follow the on-screen instructions to declare it. Tell Binance within 90 days if this changes.
   4. Tap ［提出］ (submit) to send your application. You'll be notified by email when the review is done.

   Tip See "Application questions explained" below for what each question means.
7. 7

   Review (usually within 48 hours), then set up 2-step verification

   Submissions are usually reviewed within 48 hours and the result arrives by email (sometimes longer). Once approved, set up 2-step verification, such as a passkey or an authenticator app.

   1. Submissions are usually reviewed within 48 hours, sometimes longer. The result comes by email.
   2. While you wait, set up 2-step verification: profile → ［セキュリティ］ (security), then add an authenticator app (such as Google Authenticator), a passkey (biometrics), SMS and so on. Binance recommends an authenticator app or passkey over SMS.
   3. Write down the 16-character backup key shown when you set up the authenticator app and keep it somewhere safe; you'll need it to recover access if you lose your phone.
   4. Changing your password or other security settings suspends withdrawals for 24–48 hours to protect your assets.
   5. You can also set an anti-phishing code and a withdrawal whitelist (optional).

   Source: official guide ↗
8. 8

   Deposit yen, or buy with PayPay

   For a bank transfer, send to the GMO Aozora Net Bank or docomo SMTB Net Bank account shown (no Binance deposit fee; you pay your bank's fee; usually credited within an hour on weekdays). Or link PayPay and buy directly on the sales desk from ¥1,000 using your PayPay balance.

   1. Bank transfer: on the home screen tap ［資産の追加］ (add funds) → ［日本円入金］ (deposit yen), choose GMO Aozora Net Bank or docomo SMTB Net Bank, and note the payee details and sender name shown.
   2. Pay from a Japanese bank account in your own name, entering the sender name exactly as shown. Otherwise the deposit isn't credited automatically. Transfers via payment services such as Wise or Revolut may not be credited.
   3. There's no deposit fee (you pay your bank's charge), and money is usually credited within an hour of arrival on weekdays. Your deposit limit is shown on the deposit screen and can't be raised.
   4. PayPay: the first time, agree to link PayPay in the app (both accounts must be verified and the katakana names must match). You can pre-deposit with PayPay Money (¥110 each, up to ¥1 million per 24 hours and ¥2 million per 30 days) or buy directly on the sales desk with your PayPay balance. PayPay Money Lite and PayPay Points can't be used.
   5. To buy: on the sales desk (Convert), choose the pair, enter an amount within the minimum and maximum shown, and confirm at the quoted price. You can also place orders on the order book.

   Tip Enter the sender name exactly as shown on the deposit screen, or the deposit won't be credited automatically.

   Source: official guide ↗

申込フォームの質問と答え方

Application questions explained

What each question means and how to answer it accurately. Always answer truthfully. Answers that don't match reality lead to rejection or a frozen account.

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Tips for a smooth signup

• If you're a Japanese national with a My Number card, the IC-chip method is easiest. Check your signature-certificate password (6–16 characters) beforehand; your city office can reset it.
• Enter your katakana name exactly as on the bank account and PayPay you'll use.
• The Binance app has a lot going on. Start small with PayPay purchases or the sales desk; the desk charges no fee, but the buy/sell spread is the real cost.
• For people living in Japan, the only Binance service is FSA-registered Binance Japan (Binance.com ended its Japan service on 1 Dec 2023).
• From 1 Apr 2027, a rule change is due to abolish online ID checks that send photos of your ID and face. Being ready to use the My Number card method is the safest bet.