In a survey conducted in December 2019, about 34 percent of Japanese respondents agreed that Tokyo hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics would help increase their personal interest in watching parasports on TV or at the venues. With another approximately 35 percent somewhat agreeing to the statement, an overall majority of around 69 percent foresaw their personal interest in disabled sports increasing due to the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo.
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 Olympics and Paralympics would increase their interest in watching parasports as of December 2019
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 that with Tokyo hosting the Olympic and Paralympic games in 2020, your personal interest in watching parasports events on TV or at the venues would increase?"
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Cabinet Office Japan. (February 14, 2020). Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics would increase their interest in watching parasports as of December 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102824/japan-people-interest-parasports-tokyo-olympic-paralympic-games/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics would increase their interest in watching parasports as of December 2019." Chart. February 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102824/japan-people-interest-parasports-tokyo-olympic-paralympic-games/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2020). Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics would increase their interest in watching parasports as of December 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102824/japan-people-interest-parasports-tokyo-olympic-paralympic-games/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of People in Japan Who Agreed The Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics Would Increase Their Interest in Watching Parasports as of December 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102824/japan-people-interest-parasports-tokyo-olympic-paralympic-games/
Cabinet Office Japan, Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics would increase their interest in watching parasports as of December 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102824/japan-people-interest-parasports-tokyo-olympic-paralympic-games/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics would increase their interest in watching parasports as of December 2019 [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, February 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102824/japan-people-interest-parasports-tokyo-olympic-paralympic-games/
