Using itunes while being in another country temporarily - hellllp!

Hey guys, just wondered if you could help me here!
Okay, I'm from New Zealand and I'm in Japan studying for a year. I want to use iTunes here, buy Japanese songs from Japan iTunes but, it says that I can only buy songs if i am within NZ using iTunes New Zealand (because thats what my settings were).
So, I tried changing 'my country' from New Zealand to Japan. But when I read the terms and conditions, it says:
'we are unable to accept credit cards issued by banks outside of Japan'
and plus they state that my billing address should be in Japan.
I only use my credit cards that are from NZ. I don't intend to apply for a credit card in Japan.
Please help. Is there anyway around this?

What  isprobably happening is that iMessage/Facetime is trying to reactivate after you turned it off. And perhaps the cel network you are roaming on does not support FT/Imessage. In order to activate IM and FT sends an SMS. Maybe that is not happening.
I use about 5 different SIMs on an unlocked iPhone, as I travel quite a bit. Everytime that I change the SIM, FT and IM usually "reactivate" with the "new"/changed SIM. But all of my SIMS are with carriers that are compatible with the iPhone.

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