Hikyaku (World-Wide Japanese Free E-Mail)

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Warning!! we are moving this site to a more powerful machine this week, so some problem of hikyaku mailer will be expected. If you are using Outlook Express, please update your account name to "toto@hikyaku.com", if your old accout name is "toto" (mail address and password remaining the same). In order to send emails, you have to check "My server requires authentication" from account properties panel of Outlook Express. We have not migrated sleeping accounts to the new server. If you want to reactivate yours or any other problems originated from this migration, please contact us at info@hikyaku.com
This is a web based free e-mail service able to process Japanese messages on no-Japanese computers, useful for Japanese speaking people who wish to keep a contact with their home base by e-mails outside Japan. Thanks to our technology, you can exchange Japanese emails from any place in the world where an Internet connected computer is available such as at Internet/Cybercafes or hotels. Please consult Instruction Notice and FAQ for more details.

You don't need Japanese computers nor special add-ons such as KanjiKit, Microsoft Global IME, Japanese Language Kit etc. to process Japanese emails and this makes our service unique in the world. Emailaddresses.com is the world's most authoritative site on free email services' directory. Please click here to see the opinion of an expert on our service.

If you wish to use a free email service, Hikyaku, please go to Request a free email account to create your free e-mail account. Currently the service is free, so take this opportunity now.

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1. MS Explorer 4 - 5.5 on Windows

   If you are using MS Explorer 4 - 5.5 on one of 32 bits Windows (Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me or NT 4.0), then click on the line above. AOL browser 5.0 - 6.0 is also compatible with Explorer version.

2. Netscape 4.5 - 4.7 on Windows

   If you are using Netscape 4.5 - 4.7 on one of 32 bits Windows (Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me or NT 4.0), then click on the line above. It should work with Netscape 4.06 or later too, because they support Java 1.1. You should also choose this line for other 100% Java compatible browsers as Sun's HotJava.

3. Netscape 3 or 4 on Windows

   If you are using Netscape 3 or 4 on one of 32 bits Windows (Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me or NT 4.0), then you need to install Java Plug-in because they don't support Java 1.1 in the original configuration. Please click on the logo of Sun above to download and install it, if not yet done, then click on the line above to launch Japanese E-mailer.

4. MS Explorer 3 on Windows

   If you are using Explorer 3 on one of 32 bits Windows (Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me or NT 4.0), then you have 2 alternatives:
   1) Click on the logo of Sun above to download and install Java Plug-in, if not yet done, then click on the line above to launch Japanese E-mailer.
   2) Upgrade only Java VM from Microsoft's site. Then, you have to launch Japanese E-mailer from the same line as Explorer 4.

5. MS Explorer 4 or 4.5 on Macintosh

   If you are using MS Explorer 4 or 4.5 on Macintosh (from 7.6.1), then you need to install MRJ 2.2. which is the last Java VM released by Apple. Please click on the logo of Apple above to download and install it, if not yet done, then click on the line above to launch Japanese E-mailer. As far as Netscape version is concerned, this Java VM is not yet usable but Apple is now working together with Netscape inc. on the project so it should be operational soon.

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