In a survey conducted in December 2019, close to 43 percent of Japanese respondents stated that the 2020 Olympics being hosted by Tokyo would have a positive impact on improving their understanding of or interest in people with disabilities. With another approximately 40 percent agreeing to the statement, an overall majority of around 83 percent foresaw this effect of the 2020 Olympics.
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 improve their understanding of people with disabilities 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 Tokyo hosting the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics will help deepen your personal understanding of or interest in people with disability?"
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Cabinet Office Japan. (February 14, 2020). Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics would improve their understanding of people with disabilities as of December 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103768/japan-people-opinion-effect-tokyo-olympic-games-empathy-disabled-people/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics would improve their understanding of people with disabilities as of December 2019." Chart. February 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103768/japan-people-opinion-effect-tokyo-olympic-games-empathy-disabled-people/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2020). Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics would improve their understanding of people with disabilities as of December 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103768/japan-people-opinion-effect-tokyo-olympic-games-empathy-disabled-people/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of People in Japan Who Agreed The Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics Would Improve Their Understanding of People with Disabilities as of December 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103768/japan-people-opinion-effect-tokyo-olympic-games-empathy-disabled-people/
Cabinet Office Japan, Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics would improve their understanding of people with disabilities as of December 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103768/japan-people-opinion-effect-tokyo-olympic-games-empathy-disabled-people/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics would improve their understanding of people with disabilities as of December 2019 [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, February 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103768/japan-people-opinion-effect-tokyo-olympic-games-empathy-disabled-people/
