Japanized for WooCommerce

Japanized for WooCommerce is the essential toolkit for running a WooCommerce store in Japan. This plugin bridges the gap between WooCommerce’s global features and Japan’s unique e-commerce requirements.

Why You Need This Plugin

Running an online store in Japan requires specific features that standard WooCommerce doesn’t provide out of the box:
* Japanese address formats with proper field ordering (postal code, prefecture, city, address lines)
* Name reading fields (Yomigana/Furigana) for accurate customer identification
* Delivery date and time selection that customers expect
* Popular Japanese payment methods like bank transfer and COD
* Legal compliance with Japan’s Specified Commercial Transaction Act (特定商取引法)

Who Should Use This

This plugin is designed for:
* Japanese e-commerce businesses using WooCommerce
* International stores shipping to Japanese customers
* Anyone who needs Japanese address handling and payment methods
* Stores requiring delivery date/time selection functionality

Seamless Integration

Works smoothly with WooCommerce core features and popular extensions. Fully compatible with the new WooCommerce Blocks checkout experience. All features are optional – enable only what you need for your store.

Key Features

Address & Name Management
* Name reading (Yomigana/Furigana) input fields for billing and shipping addresses
* Honorific title (様/sama) automatically added after customer names
* Japanese-style address format with proper field ordering
* Auto-fill address from postal code using Yahoo! API integration
* Company name field support

Shipping & Delivery
* Delivery date and time selection at checkout
* Delivery time slot management
* Holiday and non-delivery day settings
* Weekend and specific date exclusions
* Delivery-related fields hidden when free shipping is applied

Payment Methods
* Bank Transfer (Japanese banks)
* Japan Post Bank Transfer
* Cash on Delivery (COD) with fee calculation
* COD subscription support
* Pay at Store (over-the-counter payment)
* Paidy (Buy Now, Pay Later) – Official Japanese payment gateway

Legal & Compliance
* Specified Commercial Transaction Act (特定商取引法) page creator
* Shortcode support for legal information display
* Customizable legal notice templates

Additional Features
* Email template optimization for Japanese format
* Address validation for Japanese postal codes
* Affiliate integration (A8.net, Access Trade, Value Commerce)
* WooCommerce Blocks compatibility
* Security scanning and malware detection

Note: Paidy Checkout are also available as standalone payment plugins.

Minimum Requirements

• WordPress 6.0 or greater
• WooCommerce 8.0 or greater
• PHP version 8.1 or greater
• MySQL version 5.6 or greater
• WP Memory limit of 64 MB or greater (128 MB or higher is preferred)

Automatic installation

Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles the file transfers itself and you don’t need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install of Japanized For WooCommerce, log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.

In the search field type “Japanized For WooCommerce” and click Search Plugins. Once you’ve found our eCommerce plugin you can view details about it such as the the point release, rating and description. Most importantly of course, you can install it by simply clicking “Install Now”.

Manual installation

The manual installation method involves downloading and uploading our plugin to your webserver via your favorite FTP application.

1. 

   General Settings - Configure name reading (Yomigana) fields, address display options, honorific titles, and usage tracking preferences.

2. 

   Shipment Settings - Set up delivery date designation, delivery time zones, holidays, and shipping notification options.

3. 

   Payment Settings - Enable and configure Japanese payment methods including bank transfer, postal transfer, pay at store, and extra charge settings.

4. 

   Law Settings - Configure Specified Commercial Transaction Law (特定商取引法) information including shop name, company details, owner information, and legal notices.

5. 

   Affiliate Settings - Set up affiliate tracking for Japanese affiliate networks including A8.net, Felmat (ValueCommerce), and Access Trade.

6. 

   Checkout Block - WooCommerce Blocks checkout page displaying Japanese address format, name reading fields, and delivery date/time selection.

7. 

   Classic Checkout - Traditional WooCommerce checkout page with Japanese localization features including address fields and delivery options.

2.9.0 & 2.9.4 – 2026-03-19

• Fixed – COD fee not calculating in Classic Checkout due to is_admin() returning true for admin-ajax.php requests
• Fixed – COD fee showing for non-COD payment methods in Classic Checkout (stale session value)
• Fixed – COD fee incorrectly displayed on cart page (now checkout-only)
• Fixed – Delivery date/time fields not appearing in Checkout Block (changed class_exists to interface_exists for IntegrationInterface)
• Fixed – Delivery select placeholder showing WooCommerce auto-generated text instead of admin-configured label
• Fixed – Paidy order completion hook firing multiple times (added paidy_capture_id guard)
• Fixed – _load_textdomain_just_in_time warning in WordPress 6.7+ by deferring translations to after init
• Fixed – JP4WC_Framework config strings now lazy-loaded at init priority 2 to prevent early textdomain calls
• Fixed – WC_Paidy_Endpoint instantiation deferred to init priority 11 to prevent early WC_Gateway_Paidy construction
• Removed – PayPal settings removed from admin settings UI and API

Earlier versions

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