Japanese web design: weird, but it works. Here's why

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Japanese website design looks weird. But, they work just as well as other websites around the world. Why is that? I mean, they're information dense, cluttered, and some would even think they were teleported to the 1900s. Turns out, beneath the overwhelming user interface lies undeniable psychology. In this video, I cover why this "weird" design is necessary, why Japan can't just keep things simple, what a "gentle" user experience means, and how all of this impacts us. Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_Wk9aAkcno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-jlvxyAS3I&list=PLdsGes2mFh92eHpOZVJQgoubb6rF0CcvU&index=14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP26BCigqn0&list=PLdsGes2mFh92eHpOZVJQgoubb6rF0CcvU&index=18 Sources https://bootcamp.uxdesign.cc/10-things-ive-learned-about-product-design-while-working-in-japan-f2e00c356b05 http://www.na-businesspress.com/ajm/bergieleb_web12_1_.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC-DDo3ESwA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oYfhTC9lIQ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21911434/ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0146167212455828 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqMSWuSeDPA&t=612s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgdRzyCO5Zo&t=600s You're busy, I gotchu 0:00 - So many questions 1:07 - Why is "weird" design necessary? 2:06 - There's more complexity? 3:03 - What's low vs high context? 04:49 - This isn't just Japan? 5:29 - But isn't it convenient to keep things simple? 7:12 - What's a "gentle" UX? 9:23 - Why do some innovations take so long in Japan? 10:24 - How does this impact us?