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| * Does not work (or does not work as well as other options) for some users due to their ISP. If that is the case, other options should be used. | | * Does not work (or does not work as well as other options) for some users due to their ISP. If that is the case, other options should be used. |
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− | ==VPN or Proxy== | + | '''Bold text'''==VPN or Proxy== |
| Different VPN and proxy server providers can be used, refer to their documentation on how to use them. | | Different VPN and proxy server providers can be used, refer to their documentation on how to use them. |
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− | One free option is [https://www.vpngate.net/en/ VPN Gate], an "Academic Experiment Project" by the University of Tsukuba. For Windows, install the client and select a Japanese server in it, for Mac/Linux, simply import an OpenVPN config file of a Japanese server in your network manager. | + | One free option is [https://www.vpngate.net/en/ VPN Gate], an "Academic Experiment Project" by the University of Tsukuba. |
| + | * For Windows, install the client |
| + | * Select a Japanese server in it using "VPN Gate Public VPN Relay Servers" |
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| + | '''Mac/Linux''' |
| + | * For Mac/Linux, simply import an OpenVPN config file of a Japanese server in your network manager. |
| + | * Alternatively, there is L2TP VPN interface that has been pre-installed in your kernel system. You can directly set it up without needing to download any clients or using similar software to let you execute Windows-only clients. However, in case your network is blocking the usage of L2TP, you will still need to download VPN clients to let you use VPN with different protocols. |
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| ===Advantages=== | | ===Advantages=== |
| * Shows your IP address conveniently as a Japanese IP address. | | * Shows your IP address conveniently as a Japanese IP address. |