No Japanese credit cards for foreigners ?

[Mikawa Ossan]

I'm surprised that I never posted on this thread yet.

I have gotten two (and a half) credit cards, and I got them both when I was single. (I say a half because I could only use it at one gasoline chain.) I had no problem whatsoever procuring them, either.

I suppose some companies are stricter than others when issuing credit cards to foreigners.

[FrustratedDave]

I'm surprised that I never posted on this thread yet.
I have gotten two (and a half) credit cards, and I got them both when I was single. (I say a half because I could only use it at one gasoline chain.) I had no problem whatsoever procuring them, either.
I suppose some companies are stricter than others when issuing credit cards to foreigners.

Not the case, this trend is accross the board. Did you have a credit card that was in your name that you got while in the states?

[Mikawa Ossan]

Hmm....good question. I cancelled all of my credit cards that I got from the U.S. some years ago. I figured that I never used them and they were too much hassle to keep around anyway.

[Mikawa Ossan]

Not the case, this trend is accross the board. Did you have a credit card that was in your name that you got while in the states?

I reread this and thought about this some more. It is not outside the realm of possibility that I still had an American issued credit card when I applied for my first card in Japan, although I have no idea how the financial institution that I applied to would ever have gotten that information. Are you saying that they would know somehow even if one never supplies them with that information?

[FrustratedDave]

I reread this and thought about this some more. It is not outside the realm of possibility that I still had an American issued credit card when I applied for my first card in Japan, although I have no idea how the financial institution that I applied to would ever have gotten that information. Are you saying that they would know somehow even if one never supplies them with that information?

That is entirely possible as companies can share information. Although in regards to their bigger clients they tend not to share information with each other unless that particular company is in some way affiliated with that company or they have some sort of an aggrement, this stop rival companies taking their business. But with your avergae joe, anything is possible.