Hacker News with Generative AI: Japanese Culture

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 9 days ago | 0 comments

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

Japanese Culture, Vintage Technology, Typewriters, Video

98 points by CaliforniaKarl 57 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 107 days ago | 46 comments

Haniwa (wikipedia.org)

Japanese Culture, History, Archaeology

6 points by Thevet 107 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Kaomoji Collection (kaomoji.meme)

Emojis, Japanese Culture, Online Communities

13 points by lanceax 113 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*.