Japanese Mobile Phone Culture

Japanese Mobile Phone Culture

In Japan, mobile phones have become ubiquitous. In Japanese, mobile phones are called keitai denwa (携帯電話), literally "portable telephones," and are often known simply as keitai.

Much of the Japanese population own cellular phones, most of which are equipped with enhancements such as video and camera capabilities. As of May 2008, 31.3% of elementary school students, and 57.6% of middle school students own a cell phone, with many of them accessing the internet through them. This pervasiveness and the particularities of their usage lead to the development of a mobile phone culture, or "keitai culture."

Read more about Japanese Mobile Phone Culture:  Features, In Use, Gyaru-moji, Cell Phone Novels, Mobile Gaming, Decoration, Teenagers and Mobile Phones, Forefront of Consumer Technology, Negative Aspects

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