I found this (and the corresponding article) to be a good read on why Asian websites are that way (the lower comment threads seem to be more relevant to the topic): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6718067
There was an interesting discussion about Japanese web design on HN late last year: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6718067
I found this (and the corresponding article) to be a good read on why Asian websites are that way (the lower comment threads seem to be more relevant to the topic): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6718067