Free "Unlimited Use" of Native English Conversation Service Manabine," a language exchange service that allows students to learn anytime they want Full-scale operation from 2026

Manabine (CEO: Manabu Murata) will start full-scale operation of "Manabine", a language exchange service that allows you to learn anytime you want, from 2026.

Manabine" official website: https://manabine.jp/

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Some people want to learn English, but the monthly fee is too expensive, or they cannot attend classes at a fixed time due to work or child-rearing. Many people have given up on learning English for such reasons.

Manabine" is an online language exchange service that allows you to learn native English conversation for free, no matter how much you spend, and speak one-on-one at a time of your own choosing. By pairing foreigners who want to learn Japanese with Japanese who want to learn English, Korean, Chinese, etc., and teaching each other's language, we have created a system that allows people to continue learning practical conversation even with zero lesson fees.

By operating solely on advertising revenue, users pay no registration fee, no monthly fee, and no lesson fee. Manabine aims to create an environment where anyone can take on the challenge of learning a language at their favorite time without financial worries as a service that solves social issues such as "educational disparity," "regional disparity," and "isolation of foreign residents in Japan.

In this press release, we will show how the "free language exchange" system expands the possibilities of learning and how it can become a place of learning where users can change their future through their own efforts.

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What is Language Exchange?

Language exchange is a simple learning style in which people teach each other their native language.

Native speakers of Japanese teach Japanese.

Native speakers of English, Korean, Chinese, etc. teach each other their native language.

In this way, students learn from each other on an equal footing.

For example, in a single 60-minute online session

First half hour: Foreign language time (Japanese students learn English, Korean, etc.)

Second half 30 minutes: Japanese time (foreigners learn Japanese)

The time is divided in such a way that only one of the participants becomes the "teacher. Instead of only one of the participants becoming the "teacher," the roles are switched each time so that participants can experience both sides of teaching and learning.

This system has the following advantages.

Instead of paying a lesson fee, you can support your partner in your own native language.

Through the experience of teaching, you can deepen your own understanding of the language.

You can share natural expressions, culture, and values that are difficult to find in textbooks.

Because both parties are assumed to be "learners," learning takes priority over embarrassment when mistakes are made, making this a safe place to practice.

Manabine is a platform designed to make this language exchange safe and easy online.

What is Manabine's Language Exchange → https://manabine.jp/info/656/

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An online platform for free language learning

Until now, language learning has often been based on "high lesson fees. Whether it is an English conversation school with monthly fees, one-on-one lessons with a ticket system, or online English conversation subscriptions, the reality is that there are those who can afford to attend and those who cannot, depending on their family's financial situation.

Manabine questions this assumption.

Registration fee: 0 yen

Monthly fee: 0 yen

Lesson fee: 0 yen

Users create an account for free and are matched as language partners with foreigners who wish to learn Japanese. Instead of teaching Japanese, they are taught their partner's native language (English, Korean, Chinese, etc.), allowing them to continue their practical language learning without paying a lesson fee.

In lieu of lesson fees, all that is required is "your language" and a "willingness to learn" from each other. Language exchange is a learning model that is established by sharing each other's language and time, not money.

Manabine does not aim to replace existing English conversation classes, language schools, or online learning services. By combining the grammar, vocabulary, listening and other input acquired in the classroom and through the materials with Manabine as a "place for output" where you can talk with native speakers, you will be able to test what you have learned in real conversations, further increasing the effectiveness of your learning. This will further enhance the effectiveness of the learning process.

The face of a company that solves social problems: Approaches to educational disparity, regional disparity, and isolation

Behind Manabine is a desire to reduce the number of people who want to learn but do not have the opportunity.

Children and students who are unable to attend cram school or language classes due to family financial constraints.

Those who live in rural or underpopulated areas and do not have a language school nearby.

Foreigners who live in Japan but do not have the money or time to attend a Japanese language school.

Even if these people have the "will to learn," their learning opportunities are often limited by their economic situation and local environment.

Manabine addresses these issues through the following design

The program is designed to be online and available regardless of geographic location.

We do not charge fees from users based on an advertising revenue model.

Connect foreign residents in Japan who wish to learn Japanese with students in Japan.

Learning a language should not be a special experience for a select few, but an accessible option for everyone. Manabine provides a place for language exchange as a "foundation" for this purpose.

A platform where users can change their future through their own efforts

Manabine is not a service that will magically help you acquire language skills. It is a platform that prepares a "stage" for users to change their future by their own efforts.

People who could not continue taking lessons due to financial reasons can continue learning without worrying about money.

This service will allow local junior high and high school students to broaden their future options by talking with their peers overseas from the comfort of their own home.

Foreign residents in Japan will gain confidence in communicating in Japanese and increase their contact with the local community.

The main actor in these changes is not Manabine, but each and every one of its users.

What we can offer is the following "place" and "connection".

An environment where you can speak with native speakers for free.

A relationship with a language partner who can help you start over if you make mistakes.

International connections that will allow you to learn from each other, become friends, visit each other's countries, and enjoy sightseeing and daily life together in the future.

A place of learning where experiences and efforts lead directly to each student's future.

How can we make the most of this environment and how far will we go to challenge ourselves? The rest depends on the willingness of each and every user to "give it a try.

For example, "I don't have the money, so I have to give up.

I don't have a chance because of where I live.

People who have felt this way can change their future with their own efforts. Manabine is a language exchange platform to expand such possibilities.