Changes
→Option 2:
Head over to [http://www.vpngate.net/en/ VPN Gate], an "A<span style="font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'SegoeUI','LucidaGrande',Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Geneva,Helvetica,sans-serif,'MSPGothic','MSUIGothic',Osaka;line-height:20.796875px;">cademic Experiment Project" by the University of Tsukuba, and download and install the client (Windows only). Run the client, and then select a Japanese server in "VPN Gate Public VPN Relay Servers". There are other options, but this is the easiest way to create a Japanese proxy connection.</span>
Head over to [http://www.vpngate.net/en/ VPN Gate], an "A<span style="font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'SegoeUI','LucidaGrande',Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Geneva,Helvetica,sans-serif,'MSPGothic','MSUIGothic',Osaka;line-height:20.796875px;">cademic Experiment Project" by the University of Tsukuba, and download and install the client (Windows only). Run the client, and then select a Japanese server in "VPN Gate Public VPN Relay Servers". There are other options, but this is the easiest way to create a Japanese proxy connection.</span>
==Option 2: ==
==Option 2: Creating an L2TP or STTP VPN connection (Windows 8)==
This method works for Windows 7 as well, but the wording of the settings might be different.
#Go to [http://www.vpngate.net/en/ VPN Gate], and find a Japanese server that supports either "L2TP/IPsec" or "MS-STTP" connections.
#Copy the server's address (eg. '''<span style="font-size:9pt;">vg2036075803.opengw.net)</span>'''<span style="font-size:9pt;">. For STTP-supporting servers, copy the address plus the port number, shown in the MS-STTP column.</span>
#"Set up a new connection or network" in Network and Sharing Center.
#"Connect to a workplace"
#"Use my Internet connection (VPN)"
#Paste the address (plus the port, for STTP), name the VPN connection as you wish and click on "Create".
#(L2TP users skip to step 8 for now) The VPN connection should appear in "Network Connections" (or the sidebar that appears when you click on the network icon in the taskbar). When asked for User name and Password, input "vpn" for both.
#For L2TP users, you must find the network connection that was just created, and going to its "Properties" by right clicking on the just-created connection in "Network Connections". Go to the "Security" tab, select L2TP/IPsec as the "Type of VPN" and then click on "Advanced settings". Select "Use preshared key for authentication" and then input "vpn". Apply the settings. Connect to the VPN as per step 7.