why Japan's internet is weirdly designed
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Answer in Progress looks at why Japanese websites tend to look dense, busy and text-heavy compared with Western ones. The video walks through examples and the cultural, linguistic and historical reasons behind those design choices.
HN people share it alongside discussions of Japanese web design as a cool, accessible look at why the Japanese web looks so different.
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