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		fomine3 on March 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Japanese Web Design Is So Different (2013) Rakuten's web design is often blamed by who prefer beauty, but they continue using the design because they found it is best for selling more.

suction on March 4, 2022 [–]

Yes, I know because Japanese people love blinking visual trash.

Even in the TV shows in Japan, it's a whole trashy mess of colours and patterns and huge subtitles flying around the screen.

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