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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.
==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.
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"
'''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.
===Advantages===
===Advantages===
* Shows your IP address conveniently as a Japanese IP address.
* Shows your IP address conveniently as a Japanese IP address.