The recent research on values of Japanese Generation Z, conducted by Recruit Jalan Research Center, finds that the most used information-gathering tool was SNS (69.8%) in 2021, replacing TV (40.8%) in 2014. The researcher, however, analyzed that big changes were not found in information or contents they look for, even though information-gathering tools changed.
Regarding well-used apps, users of mail apps reduced from 64.7% to 42.6%, while users of music and video apps remarkably increased from 39.8% to 70.6%. Also, the research results show that there were a certain number of map app users in addition to navigation apps to check transportations.
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The most-used SNS app was YouTube (87%), replacing LINE (72.4% in 2014), a chat app. The second most -used app in 2021 was LINE (86.9%), followed by Twitter (73%) and Instagram (65.7%). Facebook (6.3%) was not used as a communication tool in daily life.
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The research results also discover that many Japanese young people use the bookmark function on Instagram for travel destination search. Bookmarked postings include summarized information, seamless information or eye-catching contents with a text and pictures.
