Sending Money at Lawson's with Western Union

If you happen to have bank account in your home country and need to send money into it but don't want to pay the ridiculous surcharges for international remittance, I found another way.

It turns out Western Union can be used through its app or website to send money from Japan to foreign bank accounts or people in foreign countries depending on what services you require. You can do this via bank transfer or by paying in-person at Lawson's convenience store, using the Loppi machine.

It's really simple to set up and takes only minutes to complete the transaction. Simply fill in your details and the details of the account or person that you are trying to send money to, go through the steps (I recommend taking a screenshot a screen above) to the store and inputting the 13 digit code in the Loppi. You'll need the 4 digit code after that. Then you take the receipt it gives you to the counter within 30 minutes and pay. They money should be deposited in 1-3 days.

How do you send money abroad?