Help me accessing Abema TV from outside Japan

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Sometime ago, I heard about Abema TV, which seems to be a internet TV station of Japan. Since I never have tried watching Japanese TV, I figured out I shall try it out.

But there is a problem: the service is restricted to Japan and I failed to find a VPN that lets me bypass georestrictions.

In particular, I'm worried about free VPNs, which are the ones I must use. I heard a rumor that such VPNs are actually gathering personal data. Is this true or it is a scam?

Does someone else here tried Abema TV already? Any advice?

Thanks