Even for watching Japanese shows, Netflix is quite often a week or so behind. There are sometimes good Netflix exclusive shows and movies these days, but I think most people already know how often they release duds these days. The vast majority of foreign shows available are Netflix exclusives. In terms of selection though, Japanese Netflix leaves much to be desired. Netflix lets you choose from English and Japanese for audio and from Japanese or English for subtitles. If you’re learning Japanese like I am, it becomes hard to watch Japanese shows on anything but Netflix, because you want access to the subtitles. Admittedly not every show has English subtitles, but the ability to have Japanese subtitles is seriously a huge boost. The best thing I would say about it though is the subtitle options! Netflix is one of the very few streaming services that has subtitles that you can turn on and off. Admittedly finding stuff can be awkward, but Netflix is usually very high quality even with less than stellar internet. This applies to Netflix in general, but the build quality and speed of the website itself is second to none. I am of two minds regarding Netflix in Japan, so I’ll first talk about the positives. Somewhat unsurprisingly, services with English options and subtitles leave much to be desired! And as I’ve already mentioned it, let’s discuss the juggernaut: Netflix. So, what if you want to watch Netflix or something without a VPN? In today’s article, I’d like to talk about just a few of the streaming services available in Japan.įirst, let’s talk about English options, as I imagine if you’re looking at this article, that is what you’re most interested in. In summary, while VPNs are great, there’s a lot of little things that can go wrong as well. Having the VPN on at all times can sometimes also mess with accounts on various services, as they might ask you for security checks constantly, or show you information from the wrong location.
One of the biggest reasons is so you can use it to watch Netflix and videos from other countries.Īdmittedly though, using a VPN 24/7 is kind of a pain, in particular because it’ll slow down your network speeds if you’re connected to another country’s server. A few months ago, I wrote an article about why you need a VPN in Japan.
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