Sending and Receving Money In Japan

Hi, I'm going to be moving to Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan in 2 months.

I am wondering an easy way to send and receive money without a credit card or western union (which tends to be expensive.)

I was thinking of using money orders, but not sure, Sasebo doesn't have really much things close to it like banks, got to drive an hour or two.

What's the best way to go about this? If I do the money order, how exactly can I send the money and receive it there? Thanks very much.

Sasebo doesn't have really much things close to it like banks, got to drive an hour or two.

I'm sure they have post offices, which double as Postal Banks. There you can buy international postal money orders which are a cheap (albeit labor intensive) method of sending money home. This requires someone back home to receive and process the money orders.

However, I find http://www.golloyds.com to have reasonable rates and much more convenient if you will be making regular transfers.

What's the best way to go about this? If I do the money order, how exactly can I send the money and receive it there?

Search through the forums. There's a few threads covering this topic.

Sasabo is a city of over 250,000 people, of course they have banks and post offices, as well as a US Navy base.

If you have access to the base can't you use their bank and post office as well. That would open up a whole other world of possibilities.