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by graeme 994 days ago
Are you commenting based on knowledge of Japan? To my knowledge they have laws against secret cameras in public places.

From a quick search it is complicated and varied by prefecture and type of place.

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I live in Japan and see Chinese livestreamers walking around all the time. Stores are allowed to refuse their business, but it's not illegal to record others in public. Whether this counts as a hidden camera isn't up to me, but since it has a glowing LED indicating when it's recording I wouldn't think it would be a problem.