Using paypal in Japan?
 

I moved to Japan in January 2011, and lived in California prior to that. I was working a little, as a J-E translator but since I moved I have no way to recieve payment anymore. I cancelled my Chase bank account back in the U.S. and I have a MUFG/UFJ account now, but apparently they don't support paypal (and they told me I couldn't use it).
Is there a bank in Japan that supports paypal? Are there other alternatives I could use, if there aren't any that do? Because I haven't been paid fully by my commissioners yet, and I'd like to keep translating. I've tried International Money Orders (or summat) via the post office, but not every country supports it, and the fee is a bit much.

I think you are unable to recieve any payments via PayPal from private person's account. Only commapnies can pay you via PayPal. I am not sure about any alternatives, but I'd love to hear about some, too.

Is that a Paypal Japan thing? Not quite familiar with Paypal's system.

こんなの日本語で検索すればすぐわかるでしょ。

yeaaaah. no.
I wanted to know if it would work internationally.
And I did google it, I don't know if I just didn't put the right words in but I don't get the answers I want.

I was referring to international payments.

Ah. >.< Bummer. Will search for alternatives, then.

I have never tried with UFJ, but I have gotten payments from PayPal with no difficulty at a smaller local bank (大垣共立)...
However, they weren't commercial payments. They were gifts from family and friends abroad for my son on birthdays and the like. I never experienced any problems, but they did ask in detail what the money was for. I don't know if it would have been a problem had it been a commercial payment, or if it was just policy to ask.

Can't they just write you a cheque and you deposit it as foreign currency?

As I explained, payments from a legal entity (hence commercial) are allowed, so if he is a certified translator and hasd a registered business, and pays taxes, it can be received, however, payments from a private person from abroad to a private person in JApan are not executable anymore. This was changed in 2010, I beleive. I understand you can still send money from Japan to another private person outside Japan, though.