According to a survey conducted in November 2019, approximately 10.7 percent of surveyed Japanese men and 6.4 percent of women thought that refugees and people in need of humanitarian care should be accepted more proactively by Japan from now on. Female respondents tended to be more in favor of a rather cautious approach than male respondents.
Opinion on the future acceptance of refugees in Japan as of November 2019, by gender
738 male and 834 female respondents; only Japanese citizens
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
Original question: "Regarding the reception of refugees and people who need humanitarian care in Japan, do you think people should be accepted more proactively or rather more cautiously from now on?"
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Cabinet Office Japan. (January 17, 2020). Opinion on the future acceptance of refugees in Japan as of November 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102993/japan-people-opinion-future-refugee-reception-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Opinion on the future acceptance of refugees in Japan as of November 2019, by gender." Chart. January 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102993/japan-people-opinion-future-refugee-reception-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2020). Opinion on the future acceptance of refugees in Japan as of November 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102993/japan-people-opinion-future-refugee-reception-by-gender/
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Opinion on the future acceptance of refugees in Japan as of November 2019, by gender [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, January 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102993/japan-people-opinion-future-refugee-reception-by-gender/
