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Whether a non-Japanese number is accepted was not tested","country":null},"reliability_note":"no reliability event recorded","confidence":"documented","confidence_note":"plan prices and shapes from the specification page read today; the phone-verification gate from Sakura's own flow and support pages","evidence":[{"url":"https://vps.sakura.ad.jp/specification/","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: 'メモリ512MB ... 月額換算590円/月（年額7,078円） CPU 仮想1Core メモリ 512MB SSD 25GB'"},{"url":"https://vps.sakura.ad.jp/specification/","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: 'メモリ1GB ... 月額換算807円/月（年額9,680円） CPU 仮想2Core メモリ 1GB SSD 50GB'"},{"url":"https://vps.sakura.ad.jp/flow/","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: '会員IDの取得（ログイン）、サーバー設定、お支払い方法の選択、電話番号認証でお申し込みが完了します。'"},{"url":"https://help.sakura.ad.jp/purpose_beginner/2571/","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: '「さくらのクラウド」や「さくらのVPS」など一部のサービスは、電話認証が完了するまで利用できません。' and '1電話番号・国を選択し、「音声電話で認証コードを受け取る」をクリックします。'"}],"verdict":"qualifies","verified_at":"2026-10-24T02:05:00.000Z","price_per_tb_month":null,"notes":"The English site returned a 403 bot challenge, so whether an English order path exists is unverified. 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