Find adress from telephone number

arigold · (#1 (**permalink**))

Hi,

I have the cell & home-number to a friend in Japan, and I want to send a gift to her for her birthday, but I dont have the adress. Is it possible to lookup the adress in any way?

Thanks in advance!

masaegu · (#2 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by arigold

Hi,

I have the cell & home-number to a friend in Japan, and I want to send a gift to her for her birthday, but I dont have the adress. Is it possible to lookup the adress in any way?

Thanks in advance!

Can't do that legally.

SSJup81 · (#3 (**permalink**))

masaegu: In Japan, they don't have a phone directory that lists address + phone number, if said owner of said number minds? I was thinking of something along the white pages, like we have here in the US, which is perfectly legal, apparently, along with reverse phone number look ups.

masaegu · (#4 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by SSJup81

masaegu: In Japan, they don't have a phone directory that lists address + phone number, if said owner of said number minds? I was thinking of something along the white pages, like we have here in the US, which is perfectly legal, apparently, along with reverse phone number look ups.

There is a phone directory for every town in Japan but you cannot go from number to address. All you can do is name --> number + address.

Besides, I don't think it would makes many people happy if they received presents by mail from people to whom they have never directly given their addresses.

Nyororin · (#5 (**permalink**))

Why not ASK the friend for their address?
I`m sure if you told them that you would like to send them a card or gift for their birthday, they will understand. If they refuse to give you their address for that reason - then it is pretty clear they do not want you to have it. If I declined to give someone my address I`d be utterly shocked and VERY upset at them if they researched it somehow and sent me something anyway.