Its just something I have observed over the years. Its like a different internet with a good vpn. Recent examples that come to mind- Starbucks.jp blocks logins

Its just something I have observed over the years. Its like a different internet with a good vpn. Recent examples that come to mind- Starbucks.jp blocks logins from non Japanese ip addresses, I had to use a vpn to buy some merchandise even with local address and card. And space ALC the translation site runs super slowly outside Japan (like way beyond pacific ocean latency).