Re:Why Japanese web design is so different (2013)
by whoisjuan on Monday January 29, 2018 @01:23AM
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Hmmm...the work culture fact is undeniable, but no smart person regardless of culture would be impressed or fooled with density as a proof of hard work.... This is probably more related to the highly methodical and intensive approach to optimizing space. Reductionism and efficiency are concepts that the Japanese learn from very early ages. The extreme lack of space and the atomization cities are one of the reasons why the Japanese take density as a standard of life.
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Re:Why Japanese web design is so different (2013)
by tkazec on Monday January 29, 2018 @01:50AM
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Having worked long-term in South Korea, which has a corporate culture very similar to Japan, I'd have to agree with 6t6t6t6. The more "information" you can fit on something, the better. This is taken to the extreme with powerpoint presentations.
Re:Why Japanese web design is so different (2013)
by 6t6t6t6 on Monday January 29, 2018 @01:42AM
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> no smart person regardless of culture would be impressed or fooled with density as a proof of hard work
I am far from being a person who has deeply studied Japanese culture (I just happen to live here) but my impression is that it is so ingrained in the mentality that it works at a subconscious level.