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why Japan's internet is weirdly designed

5.2M views · Nov 24, 2022 · 15:15 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2022–2026

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 Hacker News points people here: Cited as a companion to articles on Japanese web design and as an example of clustering websites by appearance.

“It's not an explanation, but show a possible way to cluster (thus classify) websites based on the how they appear”HN comment, 2023

What Hacker News said 3

Cites itericolNov 2022
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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.

in “Why is Japanese web design different to the rest of the world?” · view on HN
Cites itbyschiiMar 2023

“It's not an explanation, but show a possible way to cluster (thus classify) websites based on the how they appear”

Shows a way to cluster websites by appearance.

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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

in “Ask HN: How to Classify Websites?” · view on HN
Cites itklezFeb 2026

“I believe this is a continuation of her video on the same topic.”

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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.

in “The peculiar case of Japanese web design” · view on HN