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The better question would be why Japan in general maintains its differences/idiosyncrasies from the west? Web design is not the only thing that differs.
by nullifidian 6y ago
The better question would be why Japan in general maintains its differences/idiosyncrasies from the west? Web design is not the only thing that differs.
- ducttapecrown 6y agoHomogeneous island nation! Like 97% of people in Japan are Japanese. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_of_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_of_Japan
- lemax 6y agoUntil recently Japan had very few foreign nationals, on the order of 1% even in 2005 [1]. Compare that to 10-12% in the US. That has recently been changing as Japan tries to bring in more foreigners to address its shrinking workforce [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Japan#Foreign_residents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Japan#Foreign_... [2] https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/06/23/japan-immigration-policy-xenophobia-migration/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/06/23/japan-immigration-polic...
- sundarurfriend 6y agoHaving not seen the numbers, I'd guess that US is the outlier there, not Japan.
- rangibaby 6y agoJapanese call it "Galapagos syndrome"
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