Is rōmaji actually used in Japan?


I am a Japanese beginner and I see many instruction books containing rōmaji.
As I understand, rōmaji helps English speakers to pronounce the words. But is
rōmaji really used in Japan or by Japanese people? Or is it used only for an
English speaker learning Japanese?

I heard (not sure if true) that on the computer, when Japanese people type,
rōmaji is often used. But I did not see any rōmaji on popular Japanese
websites like [Yahoo Japan](https://news.yahoo.co.jp/). Could someone comment
on this as well?




Yes, rōmaji is used by Japanese people, but mainly as design elements.
Elementary school children learn to read and write rōmaji in the 3rd grade,
and virtually all adults can understand Japanese words written in rōmaji.
Latin alphabet often strikes Japanese speakers as cool or modern. You can find
Japanese words represented in rōmaji on T-shirts, mugs, doorplates,
signboards, anime logos, etc.

[![examples of
romaji](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uZ0Rn.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uZ0Rn.png)

Rōmaji is never used for day-to-day communication between native Japanese
speakers. They can generally understand Japanese sentences written entirely in
rōmaji, but the reading speed would drop to 1/10 or less. (Imagine you have to
read an English sentence written entirely in katakana...)




Yes, rōmaji is used by Japanese people, but mainly as design elements.
Elementary school children learn to read and write rōmaji in the 3rd grade,
and virtually all adults can understand Japanese words written in rōmaji.
Latin alphabet often strikes Japanese speakers as cool or modern. You can find
Japanese words represented in rōmaji on T-shirts, mugs, doorplates,
signboards, anime logos, etc.

[![examples of
romaji](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uZ0Rn.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uZ0Rn.png)

Rōmaji is never used for day-to-day communication between native Japanese
speakers. They can generally understand Japanese sentences written entirely in
rōmaji, but the reading speed would drop to 1/10 or less. (Imagine you have to
read an English sentence written entirely in katakana...)

