Diners Club International - Diners Club Card
What's Diners Club
Diners Club is the first credit card company both worldwide and in Japan. Different from other credit cards, Diners Club stands out with features that other membership clubs do not offer. It only accepts those of high creditability and those who meet strict membership criteria. Diners Club has been offering high quality services to match these members for over fifty years.
  Membership Criteria  
Applicants must at least meet the following criterias
  Over 33 years of age.
Corporate officers or self employed persons whose continuous employment is over 10 years.
Homeowners.
(*There are additional screening criteria.)
 
Annual Fee
Individual members: JPY 15,750 (Tax Included)
Family members: JPY 5,250 (Tax Included)

Efficient Service for Prestige Card
No pre-set spending limit.
  Different from other credit cards, Diners Club Card has no pre-set spending limit. You feel more secure with Diners Club Card in daily shopping, long overseas trips, etc. Diners Club will support your active lifestyle.

Club Lounge.

  Airport Lounges are available free for Diners Club Card members at major domestic and overseas airports.
The number of offering lounges are much more than that of other credit cards. Club Lounges will give you the relax and comfortable time before your flight. As you travel, experience the comfort and convenience of these private facilities located in major cities around the world.
 
Domestic: Shin Chitose, Sendai, Narita Int’l, Haneda Int’l, Chubu Int’l, Kansai Int’l, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Naha and others.
Overseas: Hong Kong, Dubai, Schiphol, Moscow, Miami and others.

Club Point Present.
  A wide variety of items such as original products, gift cards and invitation vouchers for first class restaurants and hotels are offered to Diners Club cardmembers to convert their Club Points. The Frequent Stayer Program also allows cardmembers to accumulate points to obtain free stays and upgrades in Westin and Sheraton hotels. There is no need to worry about expiration of your Club Points since they never expire.

Global Mileage.
  With the Diners Global Mileage program, Club Points earned by using your Diners Club Card can be converted to miles with the 5 participating airlines below. Every 100,000yen spent on your Diners Club Card earns 10 Diners Club Points, which is equivalent to 1,000 miles. Without a spending limit on your Diners Club Card, Club Points and Global Mileage can easily be built up.
*To join the Diners Global Mileage program an entry fee of 4,200yen (Tax Included) is required.
Participating airlines: All Nippon Airways (ANA), American Airlines, Alitalia Airlines, Northwest Airlines,
                                    Thai Airways International, United Airlines and Korean Air.
*ANA Mileage Club is limited to 40,000 miles per year

Various other high quality services are also available:
  Travel Insurance (domestic and international) - Cardmember is entitled to a maximum of 100 million yen* compensation for death and after effects of injuries incurred while traveling.
*Overseas Insurance: Indemnification will be limited to 50 million yen if airline tickets are not purchased by Diners Club card. Domestic Insurance: Insurance applies if transportation or lodging fees are paid by Diners Club card.
Travel Assistance - Travel Desks in 37 cities around the world can assist you in various situations; getting restaurant reservations, purchasing theater tickets and with general tourists information.
Shopping Recovery - This service covers items purchased with Diners Club Card that are subsequently damaged or stolen within 90 days of purchase. The annual maximum amount per Cardmember is 5 million yen.
Play Guide - Ticket reservations for concerts, musicals and other theatrical performances can be made with a single telephone call.

For inquiries, please call the Diners Club Call Center
  tel:0120-041-962 (toll-free)
24 hours a day/-7 days a week