People in Japan still buy and use a lot of physical media. Piracy of every kind is more harshly punished and strangely, compared to the US, people feel that the

People in Japan still buy and use a lot of physical media. Piracy of every kind is more harshly punished and strangely, compared to the US, people feel that they should buy the work of artists they enjoy to support them. There’s also thriving secondary markets for everything from CDs to movies to games if you can’t afford to purchase new.