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This is not true. The contract just needs to have consideration. It doesn't have to be "fair" in your opinion.

Some countries recognise the power imbalance in consumer contracts and prohibit unfair terms. For example:

I can't say for where you live, but it is true where I live.

Might not be true in Japan, but Sony is doing business worldwide, they have to follow each country's legal principles.