In a survey conducted in December 2019 in Japan, about 51 percent of male respondents and close to 48 percent of female respondents agreed that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics would be an opportunity to change Japan by improving the country's image and possibly increasing the number of foreign tourists.
The Summer Olympics were scheduled to take place between 24 July and 9 August in 2020, being held for the second time in the Japanese capital.
Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would be an opportunity to change the country as of December 2019, by gender
among respondents with Japanese citizenship; only one answer allowed
Method of interview
Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews
Supplementary notes
Original question: "Do you think hosting the Tokyo 2020 Olympics can improve Japan's image and increase the number of foreign tourists? Do you think it will be an opportunity to change Japan?"
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Cabinet Office Japan. (February 14, 2020). Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would be an opportunity to change the country as of December 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102508/japan-opinion-opportunity-change-tokyo-olympic-games-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would be an opportunity to change the country as of December 2019, by gender." Chart. February 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102508/japan-opinion-opportunity-change-tokyo-olympic-games-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2020). Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would be an opportunity to change the country as of December 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102508/japan-opinion-opportunity-change-tokyo-olympic-games-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of People in Japan Who Agreed The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Would Be An Opportunity to Change The Country as of December 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102508/japan-opinion-opportunity-change-tokyo-olympic-games-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan, Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would be an opportunity to change the country as of December 2019, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102508/japan-opinion-opportunity-change-tokyo-olympic-games-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would be an opportunity to change the country as of December 2019, by gender [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, February 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102508/japan-opinion-opportunity-change-tokyo-olympic-games-gender/
