According to a survey conducted by the Nippon Research Center in March 2020, close to 58 percent of respondents in Japan trusted the television news of public broadcasting station NHK as a reliable source of information during the the COVID-19 pandemic. NHK and other major broadcasting stations were the only sources trusted by a majority of Japanese respondents.
Most trusted media for information during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan as of March 2020
Characteristic
Share of respondents
NHK (television)
57.8%
Commercial television (major broadcasting stations)
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NRC. (April 10, 2020). Most trusted media for information during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan as of March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112306/japan-most-trusted-media-during-coronavirus-pandemic/
NRC. "Most trusted media for information during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan as of March 2020." Chart. April 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112306/japan-most-trusted-media-during-coronavirus-pandemic/
NRC. (2020). Most trusted media for information during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan as of March 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112306/japan-most-trusted-media-during-coronavirus-pandemic/
NRC. "Most Trusted Media for Information during The Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) Pandemic in Japan as of March 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112306/japan-most-trusted-media-during-coronavirus-pandemic/
NRC, Most trusted media for information during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan as of March 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112306/japan-most-trusted-media-during-coronavirus-pandemic/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Most trusted media for information during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan as of March 2020 [Graph], NRC, April 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112306/japan-most-trusted-media-during-coronavirus-pandemic/
