# Similarity between Finnish and Japanese

- Author: Joichi Ito
- Date: 2004-03-11T22:14:48Z


New York Times on the Finnish character and comment about similarity to Japanese. So why do these are these two cultures full of repressed emotion, alcoholism and suicide also (sort of) lead the world in mobile phones? What's the connection? Hmm...

via Gen Kanai





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Japanese Culture, Wireless and Mobile