According to a survey conducted between November and December 2019 about diversity in the workplace, the most common ways people in Japan learned about sexual minorities were mass media such as television, radio, and newspapers as well as the internet and social media. Over 71 percent of respondents identifying as bisexual stated internet and social media as one of the main sources where they learned about the LGBT community.
Most common sources for receiving information on sexual minorities in Japan in 2019
among Japanese full-time employees; multiple answers possible
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "Where did you learn about sexual minorities?"
The source specifies that all respondents apart from transgender respondents are cisgender, meaning that their sex assigned at birth matches their gender identity.
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MHLW (Japan). (September 16, 2020). Most common sources for receiving information on sexual minorities in Japan in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180984/japan-information-sexual-minorities/
MHLW (Japan). "Most common sources for receiving information on sexual minorities in Japan in 2019." Chart. September 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180984/japan-information-sexual-minorities/
MHLW (Japan). (2020). Most common sources for receiving information on sexual minorities in Japan in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180984/japan-information-sexual-minorities/
MHLW (Japan). "Most Common Sources for Receiving Information on Sexual Minorities in Japan in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180984/japan-information-sexual-minorities/
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