In a survey conducted in December 2019, approximately 17 percent of Japanese respondents agreed that with the 2020 Olympic Games being held in Tokyo, their personal interest in getting in contact with foreigners might increase. With another around 29 percent agreeing to the statement, close to 47 percent overall foresaw this effect of the 2020 Olympics on their personal mindset.
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 increase their willingness to get in contact with people from overseas 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 Tokyo hosting the 2020 Olympic Games will enhance your personal feeling of wanting to get in touch with foreigners?"
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Cabinet Office Japan. (February 14, 2020). Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would increase their willingness to get in contact with people from overseas as of December 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103840/japan-opinion-tokyo-olympic-paralympics-contact-foreigners/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would increase their willingness to get in contact with people from overseas as of December 2019." Chart. February 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103840/japan-opinion-tokyo-olympic-paralympics-contact-foreigners/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2020). Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would increase their willingness to get in contact with people from overseas as of December 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103840/japan-opinion-tokyo-olympic-paralympics-contact-foreigners/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of People in Japan Who Agreed The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Would Increase Their Willingness to Get in Contact with People from Overseas as of December 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103840/japan-opinion-tokyo-olympic-paralympics-contact-foreigners/
Cabinet Office Japan, Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would increase their willingness to get in contact with people from overseas as of December 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103840/japan-opinion-tokyo-olympic-paralympics-contact-foreigners/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would increase their willingness to get in contact with people from overseas as of December 2019 [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, February 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103840/japan-opinion-tokyo-olympic-paralympics-contact-foreigners/
