Why Japanese web design is so different (2013)

Re:Why Japanese web design is so different (2013) by shoreofwonder on Friday November 20, 2020 @05:27PM (#25165842)

In terms of character count, it takes fewer characters to convey an idea in Japanese than in English.

You see this in NES/SNES-era game translations. Both versions of the game had to use the same number of characters. So the level of detail in English is quite low compared to the original.

Recently, modders have hacked the English versions of the games to add variable-width fonts to achieve more true translations. Breath of Fire 2 is a good example.

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Re:Why Japanese web design is so different (2013) by crazygringo on Friday November 20, 2020 @05:45PM (#25165980)

Both are true.

Because each character is equivalent to an entire syllable in English, not a letter.

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