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CEX.IO in Japan: not available

Availability
Not available
Bitcoin in Japan
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Our rating
4.0
Review updated
2026-08-27

No. CEX.IO does not serve residents of Japan: Japan is on the list of restricted countries that CEX.IO itself publishes, quoted below with the date it was read. 5 exchanges in our Japan guide do: bitbank, GMO Coin, bitFlyer, Coincheck and Binance, ranked on fees, security record and local payment support.

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Availability
Not available
Ranks in
146 country guides
Currency
Japanese yen (JPY)
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom

Where this comes from

Derived from CEX.IO's support article listing the countries and territories it does not currently support, https://support.cex.io/en/articles/4560858-the-following-countries-and-territories-are-not-currently-supported-by-cex-io, read on 2026-09-05. It is an exclusion list: every country listed here is a sourced no, and a country absent from it is unknown rather than served. The article gives international and local regulation as the reason, and also names North Korea, which has no guide on this site and is not listed; availability by US state is covered on the state pages from the separate licence table.

CEX.IO: countries and territories not supported

What to use instead in Japan

The Japan guide's own ranking, unchanged: every exchange we rank there, on fees, security record and local payment support, each with its Japan page.

Bitcoin exchanges ranked in Japan by our editorial review of fees, security record and local payment support, with the payment methods each one offers here.
#ExchangeRatingFeesID checkPays with
1bitbank4.4Maker rebate of 0.02%RequiredFurikomi bank transfer
2GMO Coin4.30.05% taker, free withdrawalsRequiredFurikomi bank transfer
3bitFlyer4.2Lightning 0.01% to 0.15%RequiredFurikomi bank transfer
4Coincheck4.0Free yen bank transfersRequiredFurikomi bank transfer
5Binance4.2From 0.1% spot, maker and takerRequiredFurikomi bank transfer, Credit or debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay

Full comparison in the Japan guide

Where CEX.IO does work

CEX.IO ranks in 146 of our country guides and lists 27 other countries it cannot serve. Every country, with rank and rails

Also not available in

Frequently asked questions

Is CEX.IO available in Japan?

No. CEX.IO lists Japan among the countries whose residents it cannot serve. Derived from CEX.IO's support article listing the countries and territories it does not currently support, https://support.cex.io/en/articles/4560858-the-following-countries-and-territories-are-not-currently-supported-by-cex-io, read on 2026-09-05. Our Japan guide was last reviewed 2026-08-23 and the CEX.IO review on 2026-08-27.

Why does CEX.IO not serve Japan?

CEX.IO names Japan on the restricted-countries list it publishes, without a per-country reason. The list is quoted on this page with the date it was read; a country absent from it is unknown rather than served, which is why this site only says no where the operator itself does.

What can I use instead in Japan?

5 exchanges in our Japan guide do: bitbank, GMO Coin, bitFlyer, Coincheck and Binance, ranked on fees, security record and local payment support. Each has its own Japan page here with the payment methods it takes there.

Is bitcoin legal in Japan?

Bitcoin is fully legal in Japan and the market is among the world's most strictly supervised.

Where is CEX.IO available?

CEX.IO ranks in 146 of our country guides and lists 28 countries it cannot serve, Japan included. Both lists are on the CEX.IO countries page.

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