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{{short description|Technology culture}}
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[[File:Japanese girl with mobile phone.jpg|thumb|A girl in the [[Harajuku]] district of Tokyo with a phone
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In Japan, [[mobile phones]] became ubiquitous years before the phenomenon spread worldwide. In Japanese, mobile phones are called {{nihongo|''keitai denwa''|携帯電話}}, literally "portable [[telephones]]," and are often known simply as ''keitai'' (携帯).
A majority of the Japanese population own cellular phones, most of which are equipped with enhancements such as [[video]] and [[camera]] capabilities. As of 2018, 65% of the population owned such devices.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/996309/japan-ownership-rates-smartphones/|title=Japanese ownership rates smartphone 2018}}</ref> This pervasiveness and the particularities of their usage has led to the development of a '''mobile phone culture''', or "keitai culture
==Features==
[[File:Japanese-cellphone-open-2008.jpg|thumb|upright|A Japanese flip style cellular phone popular in the late 2000s]]
Japan was a leader in mobile phone technology. The first commercial [[camera phone]] was the [[Kyocera]] Visual Phone VP-210, released in Japan in May 1999.<ref name="computerworld">{{cite web |title=Camera phones: A look back and forward |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2473084/camera-phones--a-look-back-and-forward.html |website=[[Computerworld]] |date=11 May 2012 |access-date=15 September 2019 |archive-date=9 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009064125/https://www.computerworld.com/article/2473084/camera-phones--a-look-back-and-forward.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The first mass-market camera phone was the [[J-SH04]], a [[Sharp Corporation|Sharp]] [[J-Phone]] model sold in Japan in November 2000.<ref name="digitaltrends">{{cite web |title=From J-Phone to Lumia 1020: A complete history of the camera phone |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/camera-phone-history/ |website=[[Digital Trends]] |date=11 August 2013 |access-date=15 September 2019}}</ref> It could instantly transmit pictures via cell phone [[telecommunication]].<ref name="Taking pictures with your phone">{{cite news |title=Taking pictures with your phone |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1550622.stm |access-date=15 September 2019 |work=[[BBC News]] |agency=[[BBC]] |date=18 September 2001}}</ref> The J-Phone (Stylized as 写メール, which stands for Photo-Mail) model not only included a camera, but also the function to send photographs via messaging or [[e-mail]], which made the phone extremely popular at the time. Technologies like [[3G]] [[mobile broadband]] were common in Japan before any other country.
Some of the main features of a mobile in Japan are:
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* [[Mobile game]]s (e.g. [[Role-playing video game|RPGs]] like ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' or ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series)
* Timers
* [[Camera phone]] features (e.g. [[selfie]], [[front-facing camera]]) with mandatory shutter sound.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Japan's noisy iPhone problem|url=https://www.engadget.com/2016-09-30-japans-noisy-iphone-problem.html|access-date=2020-09-25|website=Engadget|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Image enhancement]] capabilities, such as the option to add borders, create animations, and more.
* [[Instant messengers]]
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==Market==
{{As of|2013}}, the Japanese mobile phone market is broadly divided into a high-end, consisting of
==In use==
The use of mobile phones to make calls on public transport is frowned upon, and messages asking passengers not to make calls and to switch their phones to silent mode ("public mode" or "manner mode" in Japanese) are played frequently. This, combined with the low per-message price and ample allowed length per message (10,000 characters), has increased the use of text messaging as an alternative to calls. Abbreviations are also widespread. '\' may be attached at the end of a sentence to show that they are not happy about the event described. A sentence like "I have a test today\" (translated) could be used to imply that the student
==Emoji==
{{See also|Decome}}
[[Emoji]], originating on Japanese mobile phones in 1997, became increasingly popular worldwide in the 2010s after being added to several mobile operating systems.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Blagdon |first=Jeff |title=How emoji conquered the world |url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/3/4/3966140/how-emoji-conquered-the-world |work=The Verge |publisher=Vox Media |access-date=6 November
The SkyWalker DP-211SW, a mobile telephone manufactured by [[J-Phone]] which supported a set of 90 emoji, was the first phone known to contain a set of emojis as part of its typeface, dating back to 1997.<ref name="emojipediafirst">{{cite web |title=Correcting the Record on the First Emoji Set |url=https://blog.emojipedia.org/correcting-the-record-on-the-first-emoji-set/ |publisher=[[Emojipedia]] |date=8 March
A highly influential early set of 176 cellular emoji was created by [[Shigetaka Kurita]] in 1999,<ref name=Steinmetz2015>{{cite
===Gyaru-moji===
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{{Main|Cell phone novel}}
{{See also|Light novel|Visual novel}}
A '''cell phone novel''', or {{nihongo|'''mobile phone novel'''|携帯小説|keitai shōsetsu|{{zh|t=手機小說|p=shǒujī xiǎoshuō}}|lead=yes}}, is a [[literary]] work originally written on a [[cellular phone]] via [[text messaging]]. This type of [[literature]] originated in Japan, where it has become a popular [[literary genre]]. However, its popularity has also spread to other [[countries]] internationally, especially to [[China]], the [[United States]], [[Germany]], and [[South Africa]]. Chapters usually consist of about 70–100 words each due to character limitations on cell phones.<ref name="Asahi News">{{Cite web |date=2007-02-11 |title=普通の若者が携帯小説 ベストセラーも続々 |trans-title=Ordinary young people are mobile novels, bestsellers one after another |url=http://book.asahi.com/clip/TKY200702100253.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021181206/http://book.asahi.com/clip/TKY200702100253.html |archive-date=2012-10-21 |access-date=2009-11-05 |website=book.asahi.com}}</ref>
==Mobile gaming==
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==Decoration==
[[File:703shf3.jpg|thumb|Japanese cell phones are often decorated, as in this example.]]
Phone decorations are common, notably [[mobile phone charms]] and various stickers. The stickers are often in the [[maki-e]] style, and are advertised as such.
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* ''8-8-9-1-9'' – ha-ya-ku-i-ku ("hurry up, let's go")
With the rapidly falling prices of cell phones in the mid
==Forefront of consumer technology==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/02/reference/cell-phone-culture-here-unlike-any-other/|title=Cell phone culture here unlike any other|work=The Japan Times|date=2 September 2009 |access-date=25 April 2015}}
* {{cite web|url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=39816|title=Fashion, function meet in Japan cell-phone culture|work=indianexpress.com|access-date=25 April 2015}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/27/tech/mobile-culture-usage/|title=Cell phone culture: How cultural differences affect mobile use|author=Naomi Canton for CNN|date=27 September 2012|work=CNN|access-date=25 April 2015}}
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