If they're not actually located in Japan, then it's totally fine, it's just that the videos can't be advertised or distributed within Japan. My understanding is that pretty much all the production has to happen outside the country, too.

If they ARE in Japan, then it's most likely that they're just breaking the law.

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Girls Delta = softcore only and no VR. Great quality, but extremely limited rotating library selection and last time I checked, you could not even save individual images, but only download entire photo-sets.

Nyoshin.com = hodgepodge collection of fetish movies that most probably are not interested in. Updates appear to be recycled content.

JapanHDV = Pretty much (if not entirely) content licensed from Dreamroom originally appearing on sites like Caribbeancom, 1Pondo, etc. They now have someone shooting exclusive for them at Tenshigao (meaning Angel Face).

FC2 = massive collection of amateur-shot content. Very few diamonds among a gargantuan amount of extremely poor content.

What these sites all have in common, as Apollo noted, is they are not based nor incorporated in Japan. Production, however, is most likely in Japan (it's beyond obvious at times). It isn't illegal to shoot UC in Japan (because all porn starts that way). The illegality comes from distributing within the country.

The question asked a lot is then, "why not hire <big name actress> and shoot her outside of the country?". The simple answer is a combination of contractual and legality issues prevent this from being a reality. Those who get caught shooting UC in Japan even when it's distributed via abroad sources but are still very much targeting users in Japan can have a rough experience with the police.

Edit: in addition for FC2 at least, even if you find good content, it is EXTREMELY difficult to get in touch with the director/seller. That FC2 seems to be the main target of UC "busts" in Japan means those who sell there more often than not keep a very low profile. Sometimes content may sell at a premium ($100 a scene) and with an actual limit (20 buyers only and then it is removed) in order to remain clandestine. Thus, from my experience at least, even if you find glorious uncensored content, the chances of actually getting in touch with the seller is close to nil.

ibins It's just Dreamroom content (see my post above about JapanHDV as the same can be said about JavHD).

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    ZENRA Are you an Official Zenra account, because Zenra is the other studio that comes to mind. Zenra is uncensored and definitely shot in Japan. Is it an illegal studio evading the authorities?

      [deleted] We, like the other sites mentioned here, license, not shoot be it in Japan or anywhere else. You may want to research JAV sites a bit more to understand which are shooting and which are licensing. In terms of JAV VR content, SLR has pretty much all of it outside of DMM-owned studios though with R18's current situation, we're hopeful (and nothing beyond that at the moment!) that we (SLR) can add those as well in the future.

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        I'd happily pay in, to the extent I am able, to see ZENRA-type content shot in VR. Please remake in VR "The Naked Orchestra" and the "Human Furniture" episodes. (I'd also request the time-stop series, but apparently the crazy Americans think they are non-consensual, because magic stop watches exist on their continent and shouldn't fall into the hands of horny grandpas).

        ZENRA I really hope that a some point studio like Madonna, S1, Moodyz, Alice Japan, IPVR, Kira Kira, HHH, ... will be made available on SLR. I'm glad with what we already have, but so many great content are missing ;(

          Avakian DDM has the best JAV VR Studios by far. Watching them here at SLR would be awesome. And DMM has started to shoot 8K VR content right now... !

            Natch We are looking into whether this will be sold on DMM as 8K or not. Until now at least, the information we were provided pointed to them having a hard 4K limit on VR movies. That plus the increased cost to add mosaic to higher resolution made for little sense for studios to shoot above 4K (of course with SLR's AI Mosaic, the mosaic costs are now a non-issue).

              ZENRA Then I don't understand why they announce that they are recording VR at 8K, if they are only going to sell it at 4K... 🙁

              They offer a full movie for free and It is 8K...

              Time to sell to these people your AI Mosaic...

                Natch According to some sources, DMM has not yet made any official announcement pertaining to 4K+ material on their site. That one of their own studios is pushing an 8K movie makes it a safe assumption that an announcement may be incoming and if that happens, we will act accordingly.

                  Natch That's the official announcement for that movie. We're still waiting on an official announcement for studios that they will begin accepting 8K movies en masse.

                  ZENRA When you speaked about R18 current situation, I was thinking about the end of update of the VR movie..
                  But to my surprise R18 will be closed on January 31 2023..

                  Well that sucks,.. expectedly the "accessing purchased content will not be possible.", I don't use r18 since I watch VR, but I have spends hundreds of € in course of years 🙁

                  I really hope of that you can made some deal to bring more VR studio here...

                    ZENRA Definitely been repeated multiple times, but getting access to those R18 videos will make this site untouchable since you can’t get movies from DMM without a VPN.

                    If you really want to see them uncensored go to Japan and book a photo session with an actress who poses fully nude. And while you're there.. some actresses also offer 'healing' services on the side.