According to RemitRoutes data (updated 5h ago), the cheapest way to send 1,000 USD to Japan is Coincheck at 0.35% total cost. Crypto rails at 0.35% are 0.80 percentage points cheaper than the cheapest traditional option at 1.15%.
Sending $1,000 USD. Rates measured 5h ago from live APIs · refreshed every 6 hours — never estimated.
| Provider | Type | Recipient Gets | All-In Fee | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✦ Coincheck | Crypto | 158,394.14 JPY | 0.35% | ~1 second |
| Wise | Traditional | 157,125 JPY | 1.15% | ~2 business days |
| Western Union | Traditional | 155,928 JPY | 1.90% | 1 business day |
| Remitly | Traditional | 155,594.74 JPY | 2.11% | Minutes |
| Wells Fargo | Traditional | 154,038 JPY | 3.09% | Unknown |
| OFX | Traditional | 153,910 JPY | 3.17% | Unknown |
| Xoom | Traditional | 152,267 JPY | 4.21% | Unknown |
| PayPal | Traditional | 151,239 JPY | 4.85% | Unknown |
Updated every 6 hours from real APIs (Wise, CCXT, CoinGecko). No data is estimated or hardcoded. See methodology · Full USD → JPY cost data