AI product readBypass radiko.jp geolocation restrictions to listen to Japanese radio from any region or overseas
radiko.jp restricts radio streaming to specific Japanese regions based on IP geolocation. Users outside their registered area (or overseas) cannot listen to stations from other regions. Rajiko solves this by using the Android authentication flow with spoofed GPS coordinates instead of IP-based location checks, allowing access to all Japanese radio stations.
User installs extension and optionally selects a Japanese region in the popup. When visiting radiko.jp, the extension automatically intercepts auth requests and injects spoofed GPS coordinates for the selected area, bypassing geo-restrictions. User can then play any station. For recording, user clicks the record button in the popup during live playback. For timeshift downloads, user navigates to a timeshift program page and clicks the download button.
Geo-unlock radiko.jp to listen to any Japanese regional radio station liveSelect and switch between Japanese regions/areas via popup menuRecord live radio streams and save as audio filesDownload timeshift (time-free) programs for offline listeningBonus features: bypass NHK Radio geo-blocking, modify User-Agent for recochoku.jp, fix TVer issues on Linux/Android
- Target users
- Japanese radio listeners outside their registered region in Japan / Overseas Japanese radio fans who want to access radiko.jp / Users who want to record or download radiko radio content
- The source code is available and well-documented with a detailed README, making analysis reliable. No server-side code needed verification. The only area of mild uncertainty is whether the timefree30 feature (which requires radiko premium login on the website) could be considered a paid feature of the extension—but since it requires radiko.jp's own premium subscription and the extension merely passes through the existing session cookie, it is properly classified as a destination_service feature, not an extension paid feature.
MonetizationNo paid features detected
The extension itself is completely free and open-source (GitHub: github.com/jackyzy823/rajiko). There is no payment UI, no subscription mechanism, no Stripe or other payment platform integration, and no features gated behind payment. The 'premium' references in the code (modules/auth.js line 8: 'Auth token generated with premium radiko_session cookie can access the tf30 resource') refer to radiko.jp's own premium subscription plan for timefree30 content—a destination service feature, not an extension feature. The Ko-fi link in the popup (pages/popup.html line 70) is a voluntary donation link for the developer, not a payment requirement for extension features. The 'subscribe' and 'premium plan' keywords detected in the heuristic are from the store description mentioning Ko-fi sponsorship and radiko's premium plan, neither of which constitute paid features within the extension itself.
- Confidence
- 95
- Payment platform
- --
- Source
- AI / High
- Login required
- No
- Reason
- The extension's core functionality—bypassing radiko.jp geolocation restrictions to listen to live radio and download basic timeshift content—requires NO login. The extension programmatically generates random device info and auth tokens via radiko's Android auth API (auth1/auth2) without any user account (modules/auth.js lines 35-60). All 'auth' and 'token' references in the code are about radiko's API authentication flow, not user login. There is no login form, no account creation, and no sign-in UI in the extension. The only login-related mention is an optional case: to download 'timefree30' content (a radiko premium-only feature), the user must be logged into their own radiko.jp account via the website—but this is logging into the destination service, not the extension itself, and it is optional for a specific advanced feature.
海外でも地元のラジオが聞けて感動したTAT
質問なのですがこちらのrajikoを使って再生していてもradikoや局側からは他リスナーと同じように再生回数として記録されるのでしょうか? Does the stream get counted when I listen by using this app?
Thank you so much for making it so easy to listen to the Japanese Radios! You've no idea how helpful that it!
真的非常感谢这个插件!!今天看到还更新了录音功能,真的太棒了!
実際のラジオなら聴けるお隣の県からの放送が、PCでも聴けるようになりました。 できるなら、radiko公式サイトへのリンクがあると便利かと思います。
ファイル名に番組名が付くと助かります。
Thanks a lot.
It's easy to use and a perfect way to listen to radio in JP. Thank you for developing this extension! 簡單實用,方邊收聽日本的廣播節目。感謝開發者!
你好,一直用这个程序,非常感激。我9月6日使用还一切正常,但今天(9/8)使用插件事实显示无法收听,始终需要reload,回放也无法听,下载同样无反应。尝试重新安装了拓展程序依然是这样,请问是出了什么问题吗?
這個套件也太厲害了!!非常感謝!!