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kapildev ◴[17 Jun 25 21:04 UTC] No.44303937[source]▶

First time I saw a domain named `honda`. On further research [1], I see that many companies have Top Level Domains of their name. Why did IANA/ICANN allow TLDs of company's names?

[1]: https://data.iana.org/TLD/tlds-alpha-by-domain.txt

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MangoToupe ◴[17 Jun 25 22:16 UTC] No.44304560[source]▶

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I don't know japanese or japanese culture, but it's possible this word extends beyond branding. cf https://venere.it/en/the-meaning-and-history-of-the-name-hon...

Notably:

> The name “Honda” has its roots in Japan, a country known for its rich traditions and cultural heritage. In Japanese, the name is written as 本田, which can be broken down into two characters: 本 (“hon”) meaning “origin” or “root” and 田 (“da” or “ta”) meaning “rice field” or “paddy field.” The combination of these characters conveys a sense of familial roots or origin tied to agricultural land, which was historically significant in Japan’s agrarian society.

> Traditionally, Japanese surnames like Honda were often linked to geographic locations or land ownership, reflecting the agricultural lifestyle of early Japan. Thus, the name Honda could have been used to denote a family that owned or worked on rice fields, marking them as stewards of the land.

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throwaway2037 ◴[18 Jun 25 06:41 UTC] No.44307221[source]▶

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I love this (meaningless) phrase:

    > a country known for its rich traditions and cultural heritage

Are there any countries that do not have "rich traditions and cultural heritage"? (Let's ask ChatGPT to "delve" into that...)

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1. latexr ◴[18 Jun 25 09:01 UTC] No.44308035[source]▶

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I agree that reads like a fluff meaningless sentence on the level of a high school student trying to reach the minimum word count, but to give it some benefit of the doubt, it does say “a country known for”, not “a country which has”. Most countries aren’t known for their traditions and cultural heritage. Ask a few random people to tell you about Japan VS, say, Estonia.