IMessage no longer works abroad

I live in Japan and am traveling in the US. My iPhone is set to airplane mode and WiFi is on. For two weeks I could send and receive iMessages with no problem to other iOS users. Now, I no longer get a blue bubble, and in settings for iMessage, it says "waiting for activation". For other family members, they do not have the waiting for activation message, but they also are no longer able to send messages. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance for any help.

Hi Peter!
I have an article here that can help you troubleshoot this activation issue:
iOS: Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4268
You may also find some useful information in this article, which is an article about troubleshooting Messages:
iOS: Troubleshooting Messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2755
Thanks for being a part of the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

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