Hacker News with Generative AI: Japanese Culture

Mesmerizing Interlocking Geometric Patterns Produced with Japanese Woodworking (smithsonianmag.com)
First emerging in Japan in the Asuka period of about 538 to 710 C.E., the intricate woodworking practice of kumiko has since spread worldwide.

Art, Japanese Culture, Woodworking, Design

135 points by pseudolus 27 days ago | 34 comments

Teru teru bōzu (shine, shine monk) (wikipedia.org)
A teru teru bōzu (Japanese: てるてる坊主 or 照る照る坊主, lit. 'shine, shine monk') is a small traditional handmade doll hung outside doors and windows in Japan in hope of sunny weather.

Japanese Culture, Weather, Folklore, Crafts

5 points by red369 37 days ago | 0 comments

Japanese Toshiba Typewriter Model BW-2112 (2020) [video] (youtube.com)

Japanese Culture, Vintage Technology, Typewriters, Video

98 points by CaliforniaKarl 84 days ago | 16 comments

Poka-Yoke (wikipedia.org)
Poka-yoke (ポカヨケ, [poka joke]) is a Japanese term that means "mistake-proofing" or "error prevention".

Japanese Culture, Quality Control, Manufacturing

69 points by logikblok 135 days ago | 46 comments

Haniwa (wikipedia.org)

Japanese Culture, History, Archaeology

6 points by Thevet 135 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Kaomoji Collection (kaomoji.meme)

Emojis, Japanese Culture, Online Communities

13 points by lanceax 141 days ago | 0 comments

Kakizome: Japanese way of new-years resolution (harimus.github.io)
Firstly, Happy New Year! As a New Year tradition with my family, I usually go home to my parents and celebrate it the Japanese way. It has always given me a convenient excuse to leave early after the countdown. To my puzzled friends, I usually briefly describe it as “Japanese New Year is like Western Christmas. You spend time with family.” You eat specific foods, go to the temple to pray for a good year, etc*.