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You can use Paypal to send money to Japan quite easily, but you need to find a bank in Japan which accepts Paypal. Shinsei bank is the easiest bank to use, and opening an account at Shinsei is not difficult.

You don't have to sign up for Paypal on the Japanese site, you can sign up on the American sight if you like. But you will have to sign in on the Japanese site using your regular Paypal email address and password.