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Sending money overseas to Japan

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note235

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Hello
I have a friend overseas and I'd like to send him cash. He's in okinawa japan and I was wondering if there were any services similar to paypal or dwolla that can do that?
Western Union has a $30 fee which is too high in my opinion.
 
I buy tons of stuff from overseas and it takes a good 7 days for money to clear through paypal and into an account over there. The Japanese banking system is very different from the US system.

Unless you have another friend or contact over there that will accept paypal and cash out to your friend, good luck. DO NOT send a travelers check as it will be in USD and he's just going to have to convert it and lose money. Send him an International Post Office Money Order. Express should get it to him in a few days but it will be kinda costly. Once it hits Japan it switches over to EMS and is trackable within Japan.
 
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