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why Japan's internet is weirdly designed

why Japan's internet is weirdly designed

Answer in Progress
0 HN recommenders · discussed 2022–2026
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About this video

Answer in Progress investigates why Japanese websites look different from those elsewhere, using an AI clustering approach to test the 2013 claim. It then looks at possible explanations.

Why it appears in the archive

Cited as a companion to articles on Japanese web design and as an example of clustering websites by appearance.

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From the Hacker News discussion

ericol · 2022-11 · reference

Just found [1] this in "newest" [VIDEO] "Why Japan’s Internet is weirdly designed [video]" [1] I made a comment before regarding how HN works, and usually when one certain issue piques interest there's an influx of related posts.

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byschii · 2023-03 · reference

Maybe you can take inspiration from this [VIDEO] It's not an explanation, but show a possible way to cluster (thus classify) websites based on the how they appear, if you want your classification based on content... Maybe you need something different

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klez · 2026-02 · reference

I believe this is a continuation of her video on the same topic. [VIDEO] . It's been on my to-watch list for a while. I guess it's time to check it out.

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