Mixi.jp now hates foreigners. Requires a (Japanese) mobile email address to join.
22. Apr, 2008
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Wow Mixi, way to put a damper on things. About two months ago, I put up a tutorial on how to get started with Mixi so that you could use it to practice your Japanese. Now it seems like Mixi is pretty much off limits (for now) to foreigners without a Japanese cell phone email addresses. This theoretically means you have to be living in Japan, and own a cell phone if you want to be able to join Mixi now.
Here are the new rules:
- You have to confirm a Japanese cell phone email address (docomo, AU, softbank, etc).
- You also have to confirm a normal email address (hotmail, gmail, whatever).
If you don’t have both of these, you don’t get into Mixi, simple as that. I’ll still be happy to send folks invites, just know that you won’t be able to complete the registration process unless you have a Japanese cell phone.
Anyways, now the important thing is to try and figure out a way around this. Anyone know of a way to get a Japanese cell phone email without actually owning a cell phone? Anyone know a way to circumvent this? I invited myself to Mixi, but I couldn’t figure anything out. I looked around online as well. Still nothing. If any of you know, please let me know in the comments and I’ll make a post about it so we can get this Mixi train rolling again.
UPDATE: Just because some of you seemed worried, if you are already registered with Mixi, you’re okay (for now). I can’t see them shutting down already created accounts just because you don’t have a Japanese mobile email…though, perhaps I wouldn’t put it past them as well. Mixi has done some other crazy stuff that makes me think they are internazis (Thanks for the link, Caitlin).
Update 2: If you want a Mixi invite
If you want a Mixi invite, head on over to this article on “How to get a Mixi invite” and request one over there.
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Hey !, can you please send me an invite for mixi please! cutieangelz@hotmail.co.uk
I wanted to make one whilst i was back in Jap but i needed an invite >_<”
Hmm, does it still require cell phone number? o.0″ If so ill use my cousins one then!
Thnxx!!!!
Perhaps here:
http://japanized.webs.com/
“My friends here can be my friends on mixi also. “
Hi,
Could I have an invite? I have a keitai e-mail so everything should be fine there. talifeather_87@hotmail.com.
Thank you.
Hi, Tokyobling here. I live in Japan and I have been an on/off Mixi user for years. There is an incredibly simple work around to this problem (not having a Japanese cell phone address), it's just a matter of knowing the right people. Foreigners and Japanese (as well) use this method all the time both in country and abroad.
I'm going to Japan for a year and i'd be glad if I could join mixi to make some friends and practise the language. I'd be nice if you could tell us the trick of joining without having a japanese mobile phone! thanks
I have lived in Japan for 5 years and just tried to sign up with Mixi today. It asked for my email address, hotmail, and my cell phone email address, softbank. I figured I would be in the clear, but it doesn't accept Softbank address for iPhones because the address ends in @i.softbank.jp, I just got a message saying its not a keitai address. But considering I have been a softbank person for over 4 years I am pretty sure its legit. pain in the ass
could someone send me a mixi invite please
stephen.roberson@gmail.com
Hello there, could I please have a Mixi invite?
netfan3000 @yahoo.com
I will use my old college .edu email to join, I'll let you know if it worked!
Cheers /Matt
Please let us know what the solution is! :)
I guess all you folks will have to find another way to pretend that you're a Japanese. Poor, poor. If you read the original press releases about the change, you'll see there's a very clear, simple, and obvious way to get an account without a Japanese cell phone. Oh, but wait — you can't read Japanese, can you? Then why do you want to join mixi again?
hello!
if it's not too much trouble would you mind sending me an invite?
salome.jego@gmail.com
thanks a lot!
Could you please send me an invite! ^__^
Could you please send me an invite! ^__^
lifeispinkislife@hotmail.com
Could you please send me an invite! ^__^
Could you please send me an invite! ^__^
lifeispinkislife@hotmail.com
please send me an invite i currently live in Japan.
cool_man_624@yahoo.com
nevermind.. lol delete my last post lol.
labdi@student.monroecc.edu please invite me….thank you
Confirmed. I received an invitation from a friend few weeks ago, but is seems that in order to complete a new registration you need a Japanese keitai address. I was not able to fulfill my reg.
Link? Where's the press release? I have no desire to pretend that I'm Japanese, I just want to network with my Japanese friends. 外人も日本語を読める。
Last time in Japan I bought a prepaid simcard and cheap phone (from softbank). would it be possible to activate a mixi account with that? I heard softbank prepaid phones have a wrong mail url…
Are there any other cheap providers which allow you to buy a simcard for about a month which allows you to activate the account?
Last time in Japan I bought a prepaid simcard and cheap phone (from softbank). would it be possible to activate a mixi account with that? I heard softbank prepaid phones have a wrong mail url…
Are there any other cheap providers which allow you to buy a simcard for about a month which allows you to activate the account?
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Honestly i think its a good thing but more importantly their right. besides it might be popular over there for that reason?
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