The information on this page only applies to local sellers, where the residential or registered address country is Japan. This information does not apply to sellers with addresses outside of Japan.
Required information
Select a tab below to see the required information that you should collect and corresponding fields that you must send in the API.
You need to collect the following information from individual sellers, or the representative directors of organizations.
| Parameter | Required | Description |
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localization.fullName.ja-Kana or localization.firstName.ja-Kana and localization.lastName.ja-Kana
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Name in full-width Katakana characters, without spaces or punctuation in between. See supported Katakana characters. Name submitted can either be the full name in one field or first and last names in separate fields. |
localization.fullName.ja-Hani or localization.firstName.ja-Hani and localization.lastName.ja-Hani
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Name in full-width Kanji, Katakana, Hiragana, or Latin characters, without spaces in between. See supported Kanji characters. Name submitted can either be the full name in one field or first and last names in separate fields. |
individual.fullName or individual.firstName and individual.lastName
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Name in Romaji or Latin characters. Name submitted can either be full name in one field or first and last names in separate fields. | |
individual.birthData.dateOfBirth |
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The individual's birthdate in YYYY-MM-DD format. Use 0 to 9 in half-width characters. |
individual.residential.address.country |
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Set this in full width. For example, JP. |
individual.residential.address.stateOrProvince |
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individual.residential.address.city |
The name of the city in Kanji or Latin characters in full-width. For example, Tokyo or 東京. | |
individual.residential.address.postalCode |
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Must be 7 digits and without hyphens. Use 0 to 9 in half-width characters. |
individual.residential.address.street |
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Street and town name in full-width Kanji, Katakana, Hiragana, or Latin characters, without spaces in between. |
individual.residential.address.street2 |
Further subarea number, block number, and house number in full-width. For example, １－２－３ | |
individual.phone.number |
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The phone number in E164 format: +(country code)(subscriber number including area code). Use 0 to 9 in half-width characters. For example, +81123456789. |
Organization types
When screening an organization, you can also specify the following values in the organization.type field.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| privateCompany | The organization is in the private sector and is owned and run by directors. |
| nonProfit | The organization has an official status as not-for-profit or tax-exempt, sometimes called an NGO. |
| listedPublicCompany | The organization is listed publicly and run by directors. |
| associationIncorporated | The organization is a registered entity without profit that is organized around a purpose such as recreation, culture, or charity. |
| partnershipIncorporated | The organization is formed through an agreement between two or more members. |
| governmentalOrganization | The organization is owned by the government or state. |
Japanese characters and widths
Japanese has several types of characters: Katakana, Kanji, Hiragana, and Romaji.
Download the complete list of supported characters:
The characters can have two forms: full or half width. Full-width characters have an equal 1:1 aspect ratio, while half-width characters are compressed at half the width (1:2 aspect ratio).
