THE PECULIAR CASE OF JAPANESE WEB DESIGN

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Japanese web design has a unique maximalist style, contrasting with the global trend towards minimalism. Japanese websites tend to be lighter colored and denser in content compared to those in other countries. This difference is due to factors such as the Japanese writing system, cultural risk aversion demanding more information, and Japan's distinct technological evolution, as it had early adoption of the mobile internet before smartphones.