Gift cards are country-specific, with very few exceptions, so a single card that spends in both the US and Japan is rare. The practical answer is a card the recipient redeems for their own country. With a Giftronaut Choice Card, you send the reward in USD, the recipient selects Japan at redemption, and the amount converts to JPY.
Each gift card is issued for a specific country and currency. When a brand sells in several countries, each country’s version is a separate product with its own issuer, so a recipient can redeem only the card issued for their own country.
The result for a team in both countries: one gift card program for US recipients and a separate one for Japan, each with its own brands and currency. A Choice Card covers both with one send.
Giftronaut offers three ways to reach a recipient in Japan. This table shows how each one works for that recipient.
| Option | How the recipient uses it in Japan | Currency | Fees on use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giftronaut Choice Card | Selects Japan and picks a Japan-issued product, or a global option | Sent in USD, converted to JPY at redemption | On Japan-issued products converted to JPY, Giftronaut charges recipients no currency conversion fees |
| Global Visa Reward Card | Spends at Visa merchants online, in store and by phone | Issued in USD | No fee on USD transactions. Non-USD transactions carry a 3% international fee plus a 3% FX fee, 6% in total |
| Swype Global Mastercard | Spends online wherever Mastercard is accepted, and in store where tap to pay or manual card entry is accepted | Converted to the local currency at prevailing rates | Flat $0.50 USD on purchases outside the United States |
A Choice Card lets the recipient pick both the country and the reward. You don’t need to know where a recipient is when you send, because they select their country and currency at redemption. Here is an illustrative case. You send a $50 Choice Card to a colleague in New York and another to a colleague in Tokyo. The New York recipient chooses from US products in USD. The Tokyo recipient selects Japan and chooses from products issued for Japan in JPY. A recipient can also redeem the value across several gift cards.
Giftronaut’s Help Center lists these among the products available in Japan:
The list continues beyond these, and availability changes, so check the Giftronaut catalog or the Gift card options in Japan article for the current products.
Choose an open-loop card when you want recipients to spend wherever the network is accepted instead of choosing a local brand. The Global Visa Reward Card is available from $5 to $500, is valid for 6 months from issuance and needs no account. The Swype Global Mastercard is available from $5 to $999. Neither card can be reloaded or used at ATMs. The International Visa gift cards guide covers fees and restricted countries.
Redemption problems go to Giftronaut’s in-house support team by chat or at support@giftronaut.com. A wrong email address is fixed by the original sender, who updates it and resends the reward. If the email is blocked by a company spam filter, the recipient’s IT team can allowlist no-reply@giftronaut.com and the giftronaut.com domain.
The one-time order guide walks through the order screens step by step.
Reach the US and Japan with one send
Try a sample Giftronaut Choice Card to see the country and
reward selection your recipients get.
A single gift card that spends in both countries is rare, so the practical approach is a card each recipient redeems for their own country. A Choice Card lets you fund in USD while recipients in Japan choose products priced in JPY. The Global Visa Reward Card is the open-loop alternative when spending anywhere matters more than local brands.
A US Virtual Visa is issued in USD and works only within the United States. The Global Visa Reward Card is accepted at Visa merchants in 225 countries, with a 6% total fee on non-USD transactions.
No. A gift card can be redeemed only in the country it was issued for, even when the brand name is the same. Giftronaut lists a separate Amazon JPY Gift Card for recipients in Japan.
You send the reward in USD. The amount converts to JPY automatically when the recipient selects Japan at redemption. Giftronaut does not charge recipients currency conversion fees.
No. Send the same Choice Card to everyone. Each recipient selects their country at redemption and chooses from the rewards available there, so one card covers recipients in both the US and Japan.
Yes. AI Translation covers 15 languages, including Japanese, and you can review each translation before you send. Recipients can also change the display language from a dropdown on the redemption page.
Giftronaut has no platform fees, contracts, or subscriptions. You pay the face value of the cards. Funding by credit card adds a 3% processing fee, while ACH and wire funding are free.
Giftronaut’s in-house support team helps recipients by chat or at support@giftronaut.com. Only the original sender can correct a recipient’s email address and resend the reward.