Had no idea but that blows. It's one thing not wanting to pay for content but it's completely different not being able to pay for this content.

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Alright, let's attach some more information for those kind enough to notice this. Currently, tl;dr version is, that Japan has a funny way of dealing with microtransactions. Very basically said, it requires the company that sold the in-game currency to keep the money in Japan, until the person spends it. Which is of course enough to force bungie out of the silver market in Japan. as platinum in Warframe, as anything else. The thing is, there is always ways around things. There's nothing preventing Bungie from going: 'Hey guys, we realize you're not happy about Silver not being available in Japan. it's because <these and these laws>, that would prevent us to utilize the money from the microtransactions. Thus we decided that for Japanese accounts, we will make Silver degradable after one week. That will allow you to buy any silver you want and spend it right away, and if you don't, since it will degrade (or give some sort of a compensation for the lost amount in terms of other Destiny trinkets), for japanese laws, it will count as used, and will thus allow us to use the profits from the silver purchases to make this game that much better. We will also add more options for the amounts you can buy, in case you want to buy just one item but would be left with more silver. We hope this will ease some of your frustration.' There's literally nothing, that can't be achieved with honest and explanatory conversation...