[AlwaysPEPSI]

Here's my situation.

In the beginning of September I will be a student at a university in Japan. We will at this time go to our town halls to apply for Alien Registration Cards. These cards are, from what I've read, what allows foreigners to get phones and contracts.

Here's where my dilemma begins though. I will be in Japan for a week in July and a week in August where I will need to communicate with a friend so having a cell phone seems pretty essential. Since I won't have my Alien Registration Card, what are my options? One of my friends in Japan told me that I might be able to do a pre-paid phone. Is this my only option?