"MM Research Institute estimates that by the end of the 2013 fiscal year, some 59.15 million people in Japan will be enrolled in smartphone plans. The institute estimates the number to climb to 71.12 million by the end of fiscal 2014, which would make smartphone users the majority of contracted cell phone users in Japan."
Source: Multipurpose smartphones making other electronic devices redundant
September 1st 2013
Mainichi Shimbun