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    why Japan's internet is weirdly designed

    Answer in Progress

    3 HN mentions · mentioned in 3 months, 2022–2026

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    15:15 · 5.2M views · Nov 24, 2022

    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.

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

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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @byschiiMar 2023· in “Ask HN: How to Classify Websites?”

      Maybe you can take inspiration from this 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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    2. @ericolNov 2022· in “Why is Japanese web design different to the rest of the world?”

      Just found [1] this in "newest" this 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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    3. @klezFeb 2026· in “The peculiar case of Japanese web design”

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

      CitesView on HN