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I was staying at an APA Hotel in Tokyo and stumbled upon this by accident.

When watching videos on Youtube via screencast on the hotel TV it seems like they are blocking specific videos related to WW2 and Japan. I even was using a VPN but it seems like they block it via the screencast.

Has anyone else expierienced something similar?

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[โ€“] Mirodir@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 15 hours ago

When looking around where I should stay in Japan, I found many reports that APA is distributing WW2 Japanese warcrime denial pamphlets and booklets in their rooms, some written by the founder himself. I wouldn't be surprised if they're unhappy about documentaries tackling those topics and block them as a result.

There are also some other fun controversies about them if you look around the internet. For the record, I chose not to stay with them as a result of learning about the WW2 stuff, but all the rest didn't really make me wanna stay there either.