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jdorfmanyesterday at 10:06 PM5 repliesview on HN

I believe it has to do with

https://boingboing.net/2026/04/08/japans-truth-in-packaging-...


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raincoleyesterday at 10:45 PM

I don't think so. Mos Burder and Burger King's websites don't look like that.

https://www.mos.jp/menu/category/?c_id=1

https://www.burgerking.co.jp/menu

ZeWakayesterday at 10:09 PM

https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2303/e...

>No Entrepreneur may make a ... representation where the quality, standard or any other particular relating to the

>content of goods or services is portrayed to general consumers as being much better than that of the actual goods or services

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jmcgoughyesterday at 10:25 PM

It isn't showing anything that would otherwise be hidden, I think this is a stylistic decision. Looks cute and more natural to me.

junonyesterday at 11:26 PM

Isn't that more about size? Instagram video seems to corroborate that.

taericyesterday at 10:20 PM

Honestly, this looks far more like a stylistic choice that the company thought was fine? And... it is? It actually gave me a bit of a smile. :D