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Originally Posted by kumaryu
My colleagues in Japan report that the Japanese site is now up and running. It would appear that there GeoIP is preventing access to Japanese content from non-JP IP addresses.
I guess a proxy or a VPN would allow one to bypass this but the question is whether they would accept credit/debit cards issued outside of Japan. Likewise, for those wishing to buy US or UK titles with a Japanese credit cards a similar restriction in reverse may be in place.
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I haven't tried this with Kobo, but with BooksonBoard, I bought gift cards on the site on my real account with my Canadian card and Canadian address and then created a US account with a US address (a real one). Without using a VPN, I was able to use them to buy the books I wanted, no problem. I would presume that Kobo works similarly... So if you are not in Japan and want to buy Japanese books buying a gift card and using it with a Japanese account could work.
And if it doesn't, you can still use the card for other books. It's worth a try...