Street View of Japan in 2008

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Street View in Japan was launched in 2008, but is no longer fully available due to privacy concerns.
This is because the Street View car’s high-mounted cameras capture images of the inside of homes.
Google lowered the camera height and re-shot the images, and all previous ones were made private.
(However, all of the re-shot were also made private). But there is a way to see the old images by using a direct link. Example:

Japan Google Street View 2008

Link
This is the higher camera.

Link
Thanks to: https://www.streetviewfun.com/2024/truck-cab-on-its-trailer-in-japan/
Incidentally, it seems that for some reason, Street View from 2008 was released around 2021. However, it was quickly deleted.
Bonus: Mercedes-Benz W221

Link (thanks kalmarle)

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