How can I get a Japanese IP address?
Also asked as: How do I connect to a VPN server in Japan? · Is there a free Japan VPN?
Direct answer
Connect to a VPN server located in Japan. Install VPNmine, sign in or skip, and choose Japan from the server list; the app opens an encrypted tunnel to VPNmine's Tokyo server and every site you open sees a Japanese address. It is free, with no ads and no card. Useful for Japanese services and pricing from abroad, and as a fast exit from East Asia.
The steps
Install VPNmine on your desktop, phone, TV or browser, sign in or skip, and pick Japan from the server list. The app opens a WireGuard tunnel to the Tokyo server, and every site you open afterwards sees that server's address instead of yours. To confirm, open the IP checker on this site with the tunnel up: it should report Japan.
Why Tokyo
Tokyo is one of the best-connected cities in Asia, with direct trans-Pacific cables to the US West Coast and dense peering with Korea, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. From Japan itself it is the obvious exit; from Korea and Taiwan it is a few tens of milliseconds away. The location page has the latency estimates and what Japanese law requires.
What it does not do
A Japanese exit makes sites treat you as a visitor from Japan and hides your traffic from your own network. It does not defeat account-based identification, and streaming catalogue access is something to test rather than assume.
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