In a survey conducted in December 2019, approximately 38 percent of Japanese respondents agreed that giving the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo a theme of "reconstruction" might encourage people who were affected by the Great East Japan earthquake, also known as Tohoku earthquake, occurred in 2011. With another approximately 39 percent agreeing to the statement, a majority of around 77 percent foresaw this effect.
Share of people in Japan who stated the Tokyo 2020 "reconstruction" Olympics might encourage victims of the Great East Japan earthquake, 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 making "reconstruction" a theme of the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo will help encourage the people affected by the Great East Japan earthquake*?
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Cabinet Office Japan. (February 14, 2020). Share of people in Japan who stated the Tokyo 2020 "reconstruction" Olympics might encourage victims of the Great East Japan earthquake, as of December 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103983/japan-opinion-tokyo-2020-olympics-encouraging-victims-tohoku-earthquake/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of people in Japan who stated the Tokyo 2020 "reconstruction" Olympics might encourage victims of the Great East Japan earthquake, as of December 2019." Chart. February 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103983/japan-opinion-tokyo-2020-olympics-encouraging-victims-tohoku-earthquake/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2020). Share of people in Japan who stated the Tokyo 2020 "reconstruction" Olympics might encourage victims of the Great East Japan earthquake, as of December 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103983/japan-opinion-tokyo-2020-olympics-encouraging-victims-tohoku-earthquake/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of People in Japan Who Stated The Tokyo 2020 "Reconstruction" Olympics Might Encourage Victims of The Great East Japan Earthquake, as of December 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103983/japan-opinion-tokyo-2020-olympics-encouraging-victims-tohoku-earthquake/
Cabinet Office Japan, Share of people in Japan who stated the Tokyo 2020 "reconstruction" Olympics might encourage victims of the Great East Japan earthquake, as of December 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103983/japan-opinion-tokyo-2020-olympics-encouraging-victims-tohoku-earthquake/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Share of people in Japan who stated the Tokyo 2020 "reconstruction" Olympics might encourage victims of the Great East Japan earthquake, as of December 2019 [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, February 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103983/japan-opinion-tokyo-2020-olympics-encouraging-victims-tohoku-earthquake/
