In Japan, more people own mobile phones than PCs and language education is a big industry, so mobile e-learning could become a lucrative market in the future.

Studious subscribers who want to study on the move can access distance-learning sites to get professional qualifications or to study Sino-Japanese characters, Roman alphabet, or English language.
But users can also access “edutainment,” such as quizzes attached to entertainment, or practical information.

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