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   * **Desire to "lock you in" for a year.** OK, that's wording it in a negative light; speaking more positively, most providers will offer //really// steep discounts if you choose to sign up for a year-long contract, compared to paying month-to-month. Often the "huge bold number" price in their ads will in fact be the monthly price that's only available on the annual pre-payment. See the pricing table  and the graph that I put together below. It lists several providers and their monthly prices when paying monthly, semi-annually and annually. Hopefully this will help you figure out which one offers the better deal and on which term, without comparing several convoluted Japanese-only websites. :)
   * **Unwillingness to accept foreign clients.** Some openly write that only a person living in Japan may order their VPS; some put a requirement to provide a Japanese address when registering; this can be evaded using [[http://www.tenso.com/|Tenso]]. They may have their own reasons for that, ranging from general distrust to lack of staff qualified to speak english to support such clients. And //please//, if you managed to evade the address requirement and registered being a foreigner despite them not accepting those, try to not stir up any trouble -- don't complain to support for superficial reasons or ask dumb questions, don't overload the server, etc; else you may cause the provider to put up stronger barriers in place to prevent the rest of us from enjoying their probably pretty awesome VPS offers.
+===== Newcomers from the West =====
+In the recent years several Western (or "worldwide") VPS providers have been rolling out their offers in Japan, or lowering prices so that their offers are now in the "interesting" price range for any low-end VPS buyer. Now we have an option of Linode for $10, Vultr for $5, so it's not like your only option to host in Japan is to deal with all the quirks outlined above. You can now have English website and support, in some cases you can even pay via Paypal. A couple of downsides exist, however: typically the "global" providers do not offer unmetered bandwidth, and sometimes they forget to properly geolocate their IPs, so you might end up getting an IP address from an ARIN allocation and the whole world will think it's from USA (with an uphill battle ahead of you and/or the provider to convince it otherwise). The latter might be a problem if you're getting a Japan VPS to use for a VPN to access services where geolocation of your IP is important.
+Luckily the increased competition makes some of the local Japanese providers improve their service as well, for example Ablenet and Conoha now have a website and panel in English, also the latter has recently upgraded their VPS service to all-SSD storage and lowered the prices a bit.
 ===== Japanese VPS providers list =====
 Here are some providers that I found. Please [[/contact|send me]] links if you know any other good offers, or notify me about updates to the already listed ones!
 <sortable 1>
-^ Provider/plan      ^ VM Type ^ 1mo ^ 6mo ^ 12mo ^ Intl.orders ^ Eng.support ^ Cores ^ Disk ^ IPv6 ^ rDNS ^ Notes ^ Links ^
+^ Provider/plan      ^ VM Type ^ 1mo ^ 6mo ^ 12mo ^ Intl.orders ^ Eng.support ^ Cores ^ Disk, GB ^ IPv6 ^ rDNS ^ Notes ^ Links ^
-| [[http://www.ablenet.jp/vps/service/plan_fee_en.html|Ablenet]] 0.5GB  |  KVM  |  680  |  580  |  @lightgreen:480  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  1  |  50  |  @lightgreen:/112  |  Ticket*  | ￥980 setup fee | [[http://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/6556/japan-ablenet.jp-5.83moyearly-for-512mb-kvm-50-gb-disk-200-mbps-unmetered-shared/p1|LET]]  |
+| [[http://www.ablenet.jp/vps/service/plan_fee_en.html|Ablenet]] 0.5GB  |  KVM  |  699  |  597  |  @lightgreen:494  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  1  |  50  |  @lightgreen:/112  |  Ticket*  | ￥1008 setup fee, [[https://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/comment/2059521/#Comment_2059521|Bandwidth limits]] | [[http://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/6556/japan-ablenet.jp-5.83moyearly-for-512mb-kvm-50-gb-disk-200-mbps-unmetered-shared/p1|LET]]  |
-| [[http://www.ablenet.jp/vps/service/plan_fee_en.html|Ablenet]] 1.5GB  |  KVM  |  1280  |  1120  |  980  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  2  |  100  |  @lightgreen:/112  |  Ticket*  | <del>￥1980 setup fee</del>* | [[http://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/6556/japan-ablenet.jp-5.83moyearly-for-512mb-kvm-50-gb-disk-200-mbps-unmetered-shared/p1|LET]]  |
+| [[http://www.ablenet.jp/vps/service/plan_fee_en.html|Ablenet]] 1.5GB  |  KVM  |  @red:1317  |  @red:1152  |  1008  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  2  |  100  |  @lightgreen:/112  |  Ticket*  | <del>￥2036 setup fee</del>*, [[https://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/comment/2059521/#Comment_2059521|Bandwidth limits]]  | [[http://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/6556/japan-ablenet.jp-5.83moyearly-for-512mb-kvm-50-gb-disk-200-mbps-unmetered-shared/p1|LET]]  |
-| [[http://www.conoha.jp/|Conoha]] 1GB  |  KVM  |  976  |  976  |  976  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  @red:No  |  2  |  100  |  @lightgreen:17 IPs  |  @lightgreen:Instant  |  |  |
+| [[https://amazonlightsail.com/|Amazon Lightsail]] 512MB  |  Xen  |  $3.5  |  $3.5  |  $3.5  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  1  |  20@SSD  |  @red:No  |  ?  |  |  |
-| [[http://www.conoha.jp/|Conoha]] 2GB  |  KVM  |  @red:1470  |  @red:1470  |  @red:1470  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  @red:No  |  @lightgreen:3  |  @lightgreen:200  |  @lightgreen:17 IPs  |  @lightgreen:Instant  |  |  |
+| [[http://dream.jp/vps/|Dream.jp]] 1GB  |  @red:OpenVZ  |  504  |  504  |  504  |  @red:No  |  @red:No  |  @red:0.4  |  50  |  1 IP  |  @lightgreen:Instant  |   | [[http://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/10390/japan-dream.jpdti-4.8mo-1gb-ram-2gb-burst-50-gb-disk-openvz-vps-in-tokyo-or-osaka/p1|LET]] |
-| [[http://www.cloudcore.jp/vps/|Cloudcore]] 2GB  |  KVM  |  |  @red:1680  |  @red:1260  |  ?  |  ?  |  2  |  100  |  Planned  |  @red:No  | min.contract=3mo |  |
+| [[http://dream.jp/vps/|Dream.jp]] 2GB  |  @red:OpenVZ  |  1008  |  1008  |  1008  |  @red:No  |  @red:No  |  ?  |  100  |  1 IP  |  @lightgreen:Instant  |   | [[http://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/10390/japan-dream.jpdti-4.8mo-1gb-ram-2gb-burst-50-gb-disk-openvz-vps-in-tokyo-or-osaka/p1|LET]] |
-| [[http://dream.jp/vps/|Dream.jp]] 1GB  |  @red:OpenVZ  |  @lightgreen:490  |  @lightgreen:490  |  @lightgreen:490  |  Tenso  |  @red:No  |  @red:0.4  |  50  |  @lightgreen:1 IP  |  @lightgreen:Instant  |   | [[http://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/10390/japan-dream.jpdti-4.8mo-1gb-ram-2gb-burst-50-gb-disk-openvz-vps-in-tokyo-or-osaka/p1|LET]] |
+| [[http://www.conoha.jp/|ConoHa]] 1GB  |  KVM  |  963  |  963  |  963  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  @red:No*  |  2  |  50@SSD  |  17 IPs  |  @yellow:Instant*  | Deploys harsh [[https://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/92291/conoha-network-connection-faster-than-a-dial-up-modem/p1|bandwidth limits]] if you "overuse" b/w  |  |
-| [[http://dream.jp/vps/|Dream.jp]] 2GB  |  @red:OpenVZ  |  980  |  980  |  980  |  Tenso  |  @red:No  |  ?  |  100  |  @lightgreen:1 IP  |  @lightgreen:Instant  |   | [[http://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/10390/japan-dream.jpdti-4.8mo-1gb-ram-2gb-burst-50-gb-disk-openvz-vps-in-tokyo-or-osaka/p1|LET]] |
+| [[http://www.linode.com/|Linode]] 1GB |  KVM  |  $5  |  $5  |  $5  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  1  |  20@SSD  |  @lightgreen:/56  |  @lightgreen:Instant  | 1 TB ougoing b/w, overage is $0.10/GB  |  |
-| [[http://vps.gmocloud.com/|GMO VPS]] 2GB  |  KVM  |  @red:1380  |  1180  |  980  |  Tenso*  |  @red:No  |  @lightgreen:3  |  100  |  @red:No*  |  Ticket*  |  | [[http://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/10283/japan-gmo-cloud-2gb-ram-100gb-disk-kvm-vps-for-10mo-yearly/p1|LET]]  |
+| [[https://www.ransomit.com.au/japan-vps/|RansomIT]]  |  KVM  | |  @red:$10  |  $8.75  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  2  |  20@SSD  |  10 IPs  |  Ticket  | 1 TB b/w | |
-| [[http://www.kagoya.jp/cloud/vps/|Kagoya]] 1GB  |  @red:OpenVZ  |  840  |  840  |  840  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  @red:No  |  @lightgreen:3  |  @lightgreen:200  |  @red:No  |  Yes  |  |  |
+| [[http://www.sppd.ne.jp/selfvps/|SPPD]] 2GB  |  KVM  |    |   972   |  891  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  @red:No  |  2  |  55  |  @red:No  |  @lightgreen:Instant  | ￥1620 setup, min.contract=2mo |  |
-| [[http://www.sppd.ne.jp/selfvps/|SPPD]] 2GB  |  KVM  |    |   @lightgreen:945   |  @lightgreen:866  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  @red:No  |  2  |  55  |  @red:No  |  @lightgreen:Instant  | ￥1575 setup, min.contract=2mo |  |
+| [[https://www.vultr.com/|Vultr]] 1024MB SSD  |  KVM  |  $3.5  |  $3.5  |  $3.5  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  1  |  25@SSD  |  @lightgreen:/64  |  @lightgreen:Instant  | 1 TB b/w, overage is $0.05/GB  | [[http://lowendtalk.com/discussion/22347/they-call-it-digital-ocean-killer-a-cloud-service-from-choopa-constant-https-www-vultr-com/p1|LET]]  |
-| [[https://www.vultr.com/|Vultr]] 0.5GB |  KVM  |  @lightgreen:$5  |  @lightgreen:$5  |  @lightgreen:$5  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  @lightgreen:Yes  |  1  |  @red:20  |  Planned  |  @lightgreen:Instant  |  Only 100GB b/w, overage is $0.15/GB  |  [[http://lowendtalk.com/discussion/22347/they-call-it-digital-ocean-killer-a-cloud-service-from-choopa-constant-https-www-vultr-com/p1|LET]]  |
+| /* NOGRAPH */ There are also **[[./japan/unlisted|some other providers]]** not listed in this table. ||||||||||||||
-| /* NOGRAPH */ There are also **[[./japan/unlisted|some other providers]]** not listed in this table. |||||||||||||
 </sortable>
-===== Price graph =====
-<html><p><br><img src="/pics/jpvps/?nocache" /></p></html>
 ===== Notes =====
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 General:
-  * All prices are in Japanese Yen (JPY).
+  * Prices are in Japanese Yen (JPY) unless specified otherwise.
   * **Intl.orders**: whether or not a host freely accepts orders from abroad (i.e. allows to enter a non-Japanese address);
-  * **Tenso**: they don't seem to, but some people have successfully signed up using an address from the [[http://www.tenso.com/|Tenso]] package redirection service;
   * **Eng.support**: whether or not they are known to be willing to support customers in English;
   * **IPv6**: "No" when I couldn't find anything about IPv6 on their website; "Planned" is if they explicitly say on some page that it's coming in the future;
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   * **Ablenet**'s 1.5GB plan setup fee is waived as a "campaign" with no specified end date.
   * **Ablenet** supports setting rDNS via a support ticket, but only on IPv4. IPv6 rDNS is not available. (asked in July-2013)
-  * rDNS on **GMO VPS** can be set by entering the desired FQDN at the sign-up time (and choosing &quot;no management&quot;, i.e. no domain transfer); [[http://faq.gmocloud.com/vps/index.html#4|it will be set for the IP automatically]]. To change it later, contacting support via ticket will be required.
+  * **GMO ConoHa** are known to accept support inquiries in English, but will reply in Japanese only.
-  * On a **GMO VPS** 6in4 and 6to4 IPv6 tunnels do not work; according to the support, their upstream network utilizes a firewall which blocks protocol 41, with no possibility to unblock it; also the timeframe of adding native IPv6 support is "undetermined" (asked in July-2013).
+  * rDNS in the **ConoHa** control panel does not accept domains in IDN TLDs (such as &lt;nowiki&gt;.xn--p1ai<;/nowiki>/.рф or <nowiki>.xn--j6w193g</nowiki>/.香港); their support staff confirmed this, but did not act to correct the issue (asked in April-2014);
-  * I was not able to pay for my **GMO VPS** using any of the five or six different MC/Visa cards I tried. They may be checking that the card needs to be issued in Japan (or maybe Russian cards are blacklisted specifically).
+  * **Linode** provides one IPv6 address (/128) by default, and up to a /56 subnet on request (free);
   * I contacted **SPPD** asking about foreign orders and customer support, they said that ordering from abroad is okay, but the support language is Japanese only.
+===== Price graph =====
+<html><p><br><img src="/pics/jpvps/?nocache" /></p></html>
 ===== Links =====

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