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Re:Solar-powered Japanese tiny van 'PUZZLE' unveiled ahead o... by sdflhasjd on Thursday November 23, 2023 @02:53AM (#38390472)
What makes it stand out?

To my English ears it sounds a little bit Chinese rather than Japanese names I see.

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Re:Solar-powered Japanese tiny van 'PUZZLE' unveiled ahead o... by tdeck on Thursday November 23, 2023 @03:06AM (#38390555)
It's a Chinese name. Specifically a name romanized using a system typically used in Taiwan, I think (you tend to see "hs" in Taiwanese names whereas in the PRC "Hsiao" would be "Xiao"). Taiwan has close ties to Japan so that's not too surprising really.
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