"There's a plethora of articles on here that talk about how different cultures will in turn have different approaches to user experience. (I know, I wrote one of them.) Language, culture, local laws, and current trends will impact the user interface. Japan, notably, prefers information density over minimalism. And Japan, as it turns out, has its own deceptive patterns to worry about."
"What is a linguistic dead-end? In their 2023 study, " Linguistic Dead-Ends and Alphabet Soup: Finding Dark Patterns in Japanese Apps," researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology found that not only are tricky, deceptive patterns (DPs) fairly common - present in 93.5% of 200 sampled apps - but that there was a new deceptive pattern rearing its ugly head."
Most deceptive pattern work targeted Western markets, leaving non-Western interfaces underexamined. Design is not a universal language; language, culture, local laws, and current trends shape user interfaces and expectations. Japanese interfaces generally favor information density rather than minimalism. Deceptive patterns appear widely across Japanese apps, with DPs present in 93.5% of 200 sampled apps. A distinct deceptive pattern labeled Linguistic Dead-Ends involves language and symbol use that prevents a user from understanding. The prevalence and cultural specificity of these patterns indicate a need for culturally aware UX evaluation and detection approaches.
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