Japan ISP and iChat help

Hi - if anyone here is in Japan right now I am seeking some help in connecting my home account to iChat .
I have an ADSL account with an ISP called PLALA here in Hakodate. The connection is good but I cannot do a number of essential things..
1. no iChat connection
2. no iTunes access to Music Store
3. no Real player access (BBC etc). Maybe the latter two will point to one issue?
My Japanese is zero so no way can I explain the issue to the ISP.
So, if anyone who is currently in Japan, maybe using Plala, and are mac uers that can offer advice I would be most grateful. I wish to reslove this personally before asking my colleagues.
A long shot ...maybe ...
Michael

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