[Amadiro]

Also when you visit most japanese websites you can see this phenomenon.

I've read an explanation once that this is because culturally, japanese people perceive a wealth of information and choice as being re-assuring and trustworthy, while most westerners feel more re-assured by seeing less content and choice presented in a more minimalist kind of way.

[akg_67]

I actually prefer content style of Japanese websites. I get all the relevant info on one screen instead of having to scroll/click thru tens. The western style websites are very inefficient and hide info (feels scammy with lack of info).

[nottorp]

Can you point to some japanese websites that have an english version and are a good example of this?

[JCharante]

oh I hate minimalistic UIs, I think I might have just found my people