The Chat App Most Commonly Used in Japan

What chat apps are popular in your country?

WhatsApp, Telegram or email?

You probably won’t use those chat apps to communicate with Japanese people.

Telegram in particular has is not well-regarded among Japanese people.

That’s because associated with criminal activity into their mobile phones.

So what kind of chat apps do Japanese people use?

In Japan, the main chat app is “LINE”.

If you want to communicate with Japanese people, you should download this app.

Don’t worry, you can change the language to English in the app settings.

LINE(iPhone)

LINE(Android)

Asking for someone’s phone number outside of a business setting can be offensive.

This is true not only for Japanese people, but all over the world.

That’s why “LINE” is indispensable for communicating with Japanese people.

If you want to get along with someone in Japan, say this.

“Would you like to exchange LINE with me?”

If you want to say it in Japanese, say it like this.

“LINE o kōkan shimashou”

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