Minakata Kumagusu(en.wikipedia.org)
4 points by benbreen | 0 comments
First screen, captured .
Looks similar
Gakutensoku(en.wikipedia.org)
55 points by benbreen | 10 comments
Klára Dán von Neumann(en.wikipedia.org)
160 points by pietroppeter | 48 comments
Weball: Play Katamari on Websites(funwithcomputervision.com)
283 points by croes | 23 comments
Weball is a browser toy that lets you roll a Katamari-style ball over a website, collecting page elements; shown here on the Katamari Damacy Wikipedia article.
Sütterlin(en.wikipedia.org)
50 points by anonu | 38 comments
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End of Japanese community(support.mozilla.org)
876 points by phantomathkg | 688 comments
Mozilla Support contributor forum thread in which the longtime locale leader of the SUMO Japanese community announces its end.
Japanese people still aren't having sex. And nobody knows why(sciencefocus.com)
22 points by baranul | 32 comments
BBC Science Focus news article reporting that around 1 in 10 Japanese people reach their 30s without having had sex, and that the causes remain unclear.
Why Japanese companies do so many different things(davidoks.blog)
828 points by d0ks | 386 comments
A Substack essay by David Oks explaining the internal logic behind why Japanese corporations diversify into so many unrelated businesses.
Samon: Designing a Zen Garden Raking Puzzle(gwern.net)
51 points by networked | 23 comments
A design document by Gwern for Samon, a one-stroke Zen garden sand-raking puzzle game, covering rules, solver experiments, level generation, and a playable prototype.
Strong earthquake hits northern Japan, tsunami warning issued(www3.nhk.or.jp)
341 points by lattis | 155 comments
NHK World news page reporting a strong earthquake off northern Japan and tsunami warnings, later downgraded to advisories, for Hokkaido and Tohoku coasts.
In the wake of Tippett Studios’ closure, a digital archive appears online(filmstories.co.uk)
239 points by rdmuser | 31 comments
Film Stories news article reporting that a digital archive of animation materials from Tippett Studio appeared online after the studio's closure.