According to a survey conducted from June to August 2019, more than 42 percent of respondents in Japan stated that they had never interacted with foreigners. About one fifth of people had the experience of working together with foreigners at their workplace, while more than 11 percent had at least one foreigner among their friends.
Share of Japanese people who had interacted with foreigners as of August 2019, by type of interaction
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NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, & NHK. (October 15, 2019). Share of Japanese people who had interacted with foreigners as of August 2019, by type of interaction [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124476/japan-experience-interacting-foreigners-by-type-of-interaction/
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NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, NHK. (2019). Share of Japanese people who had interacted with foreigners as of August 2019, by type of interaction. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124476/japan-experience-interacting-foreigners-by-type-of-interaction/
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, and NHK. "Share of Japanese People Who Had Interacted with Foreigners as of August 2019, by Type of Interaction." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124476/japan-experience-interacting-foreigners-by-type-of-interaction/
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