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It's probably old farts making decisions based what they learned from "the good old days". For many Japanese, that was the 80s. This means over-attachment to analog methods and physical objects. It's cultural inertia that won't phase out quickly.
That said, I love having the physical paper tankobon or physical figurines! I've even bought blu-ray boxes of anime series I love, so that u can actually have/own my own copy of the episodes and support the creators as well!
It may sound strange coming from a programmer and gamer, but streaming or even buying digitally just isn't the same thing.
Online friends of mine from Japan often feel the same way, too. I really get the feeling that, at least among Japanese otakus, physical copies and merch is still something they value a great deal more than Western otakus/fans.
Absolutely. I love paper books and physical collectibles. The problem I was talking about is being forced to the old methods instead of using modern technologies, like only being able to send an application form by physical mail instead of online.