Sir, Japanese Nostr seems like that - no explicit replies.
Everyone discussed some topic and responds without tagging the original post - context is implicit.
Please use only Japanese relays for a day (with translate) and you can see it
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Do I need some special client?
Nope.
I use Amethyst Google version(for auto-translate) & use relays
yabu.me
nostr.wine
(nostr-relay.nokotaro.com should also work) & browse global. In my timezone, only Japanese users are active on Nostr 😅
For Japanese users, sending a reply feels a little formal. So even if a reply would make the context clearer, it is often posted as a simple post rather than a reply.
This is not a phenomenon unique to Nostr or Twitter, but can be seen in all text exchanges over the Internet, and it is a difficult feeling to explain a clear reason even to Japanese users.
How does the original author ever see a response?
How does anyone follow a conversation exchange?