According to a survey conducted in 2020 in Japan, more than 84 percent of respondents ate meals with other people because it was an opportunity to increase conversations and communication with others. While the majority saw benefits in eating with family and acquaintances, only 1.4 percent did not consider it beneficial to share meals.
Leading reasons for eating meals with other people in Japan as of 2020
Original question: "Sharing a meal is about eating with other people like family, friends, colleagues, or local people, regardless of eating at home or outside. Compared to eating alone, what do you think are the benefits of eating together?"
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Cabinet Office Japan. (January 15, 2021). Leading reasons for eating meals with other people in Japan as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229146/japan-reason-eat-with-other-people/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Leading reasons for eating meals with other people in Japan as of 2020." Chart. January 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229146/japan-reason-eat-with-other-people/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2021). Leading reasons for eating meals with other people in Japan as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229146/japan-reason-eat-with-other-people/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Leading Reasons for Eating Meals with Other People in Japan as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229146/japan-reason-eat-with-other-people/
Cabinet Office Japan, Leading reasons for eating meals with other people in Japan as of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229146/japan-reason-eat-with-other-people/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Leading reasons for eating meals with other people in Japan as of 2020 [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, January 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229146/japan-reason-eat-with-other-people/
