The niconama checks are indeed IP based. My friends and I (when I’m not lazy) get
around it by using VPNs. It’s not particularly hard to beat if you want to.

(something like Aqours will likely be on YouTube within 24-48 hours; other ones may
or may not show up there).

> On Dec 26, 2016, at 8:09 PM, Hitoshi Doi <doi@usagi.org> wrote:
> 
> There is an Aqours mini live today/tonight
> for those who bought the "Jingle Bell ga Tomaranai" CD.
> The second session (19:00) will be broadcast on niconico
> 
>  http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv284790248
> 
> But, at the bottom of this page it says
> "This program is only available in Japan."
> The other Aqours broadcasts didn't say that..
> I wonder if there will be some kind of ip check.
> I hope the ones I usually watch don't have that,
> as I'll be in Hawaii from Jan 6 to Jan 16 next year.
> 
> --
> Hitoshi Doi
>                         " this space for rent "
> http://www.usagi.org/doi/                                    doi@usagi.org
>