About Non-NTT Japanese Chip Phonecards
* These lists are based on information compiled by Patrick Trane *
- Two companies are known to sell modular-type chip cards, but for international calls only:
- ITJ: At least fifteen cards were issued, two of them with the same design but different dates (A002)
- KDD: Gemplus is the actual provider.
- Only a few places in Tokyo (and even less in the rest of Japan) are equipped with the appropriate telephone booths. I personally know of only five. This is one reason why it is extremely difficult to get these cards, even in Tokyo.
ITJ Cards (Up to 1996)
- ITJ merged with Japan Telecom (a domestic carrier) on 1st October 1997.
| Ref | Description | Units |
Chip | Date Issued | Quantity |
| A001 | Rainbow Bridge | 50 | Gemplus | 1994 | 12,000 |
| A002 | Osaka Castle | 50 | Gemplus | 1994 | 10,000 |
| E001 | Prayer Tablets | 550 | Gemplus td> | 1994 | 5,000 |
| E002 | Sumo Wrestling | 550 | Gemplus td> | 1994 | 5,000 |
| D001 | Kinkaku Temple in Kyoto | 330 | Gemplus | 1994 | 25,000 |
| D002 | Ukiyoe woman with Telephone | 330 | Gemplus | 1994 | 25,000 |
| D003 | Ukiyoe woman and Shinjuku Buildings | 330 | Gemplus | 1994 | 25,000 |
| D004 | Famous Painting and Aircraft | 330 | Gemplus | 1994 | 25,000 |
| A002 | Osaka Castle | 50 | Gemplus | 1995 | 20,000 |
| B001 | Bullet Train with view of Mt Fuji | 100 | Gemplus | 1994 | 5,000 |
| B002 | Kyomizu Temple | 110 | Gemplus | 1995 | 40,000 |
| B003 | Kabuki | 110 | Gemplus td> | 1995 | 100,000 |
| B004 | Ukiyoe woman and Tokyo Bay | 110 | Gemplus | 1995 | 100,000 |
| A001 | Rainbow Bridge | 50 | Gemplus | 1996 | 30,000 |
| B005 | Door and Autumn Leaves | 110 | Gemplus | 1996 | 200,000 |
| B006 | Japanese Stone Garden | 110 | Gemplus | 1996 | 200,000 |
| B007 | Japanese Painting 1 | 110 | Gemplus | 1996 | 200,000 |
| B008 | Japanese Painting 2 | 110 | Gemplus | 1996 | 200,000 |
KDD Cards
| Ref | Description | Units |
Chip | Date Issued | Quantity |
|   | Vidro | 550 | Gemplus & Rhythm | 1995 | 20,000 |
|   | Painting: Odalisque | 550 | Gemplus & Rhythm | 1995 | 20,000 |
|   | Mt Fuji | 330 | Gemplus & Rhythm | 1995 | 30,000 |
|   | Painting: Dreaming | 330 | Gemplus & Rhythm | 1995 | 30,000 |
|   | Fan | 220 | Gemplus & Rhythm | 1995 | 150,000 |
|   | Japanese Woman | 220 | Gemplus & Rhythm | 1995 | 150,000 |
|   | Japanese Drums | 110 | Gemplus & Rhythm | 1995 | 50,000 |
|   | Ukiyoe - Woman in Bath | 110 | Gemplus & Rhythm | 1995 | 50,000 |
|   | Global Logo | 50 | Gemplus | 1995 | 30,000 |
|   | The 12th Asian Games Hiroshima 1994 | 50 | Rhythm | 1994 |   |
KDD-OK Card
| Ref | Description | Units |
Chip | Date Issued | Quantity |
|   | Vidro | 220 | Gemplus | 1995 |   |

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