IMessage won't activate iOS 8.1 iPhone 5S

i can't get iMessage to work with my phone number anymore it's just stuck on waiting for activation
it was working fine before update now it's broken
i did every step I could find from Google and had no luck
even went as far as a full clean restore now setup as new iphone and still won't work.
i Am using Japanese carrier AU KDDI I current live in Hawaii and activated iMessage no problem before while roaming here with data off just using wifi and calls.
does the new update need data roaming? For iMessage to activate?
pleas **** I ise iMessage and FaceTime audio for my business and it's killing me being broke now

Well I finally found the reason it don't work anymore This Update is trash I never wish I updated I Never had a issue before
iMessage のアクティベーションに関するトラブルシューティングの方法については、こちらの記事
を参照してください。China Telecom または au (KDDI) の iPhone をお使いの場合は、ホームネットワークにいる間しか iMessage をアクティベートできません。海外にいる場合は iMessage をアクティベートできません。
See how to troubleshoot iMessage activation. If you're using a China Telecom or au (KDDI) iPhone, you can activate iMessage only on your home network. While traveling internationally, you can't activate iMessage.
This is so stupid why the **** did they make this change.........

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