Well, you can use it like a credit card for a one-off payment, but as for filling up your account for later use, I don't think so. Can you do that in other countries? Load your paypal with a card?
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So it turns out that my card is just an ATM card. So i gave my money to a friend who has a visa card and she sent it to me through paypal. The total charge was about 1500yen for the transfer. I am happy with the results.