Host: The Japan Association for Social Informatics
Pages 167-172
This paper is a continued report how mobile phones are used among high school students in Japan, and have what are their impacts on human relations. The questionnaire survey concerning mobile phones was executed to the high school student three years ago, and was executed to them again now, for examine how the use of their mobile phones changed. As a result of the investigation, the following matters were clarified. The frequency which they talk over the telephone decreases, but frequency which they use e-mail has increased. They are chiefly using the mail function of mobile phones. And it decreases very muchcommunicate with a past friends. Mobile phones is not able to maintain all interpersonal relationships approved once.