After offering 70 languages, Duolingo, a freemium language-learning platfomr/smartphone apps, has been getting about as many requests for Japanese coverage as you’d expect.
In other words, Japanese for English speakers was their most requested course in Duolingo’s five-year history.
“English speakers love food, culture, and anime from Japan, and it makes them want to learn the language,” said Hideki Shima, a Japanese native speaker who helped develop Duolingo’s English for Japanese speakers.