Japan: share of people familiar with the LGBTQ+ term "asexual" and its meaning 2020

In a survey conducted in December 2020, less than six percent of Japanese respondents were familiar with the terms "asexual" or "aromantic" and what they describe, while a majority of over 81 percent had never encountered those terms before. The terms "asexual" and "aromantic" are part of the initialism LGBTQ+. "Asexual" describes people who feel either a very low level or complete lack of sexual attraction and/or desire for sexual activities, while "aromantic" refers to people who may enjoy sex despite not feeling romantic attraction to others.

The acronym LGBTQ+, often just LGBT, is an umbrella term describing members of sexual minorities. The individual letters stand for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning, with the "+" including an additional and larger spectrum of sexual identities and gender identities. The terms "asexual" and "aromantic", alongside "agender", are also represented by the letter "A" in the expanded initialism LGBTQIA+.

Share of people familiar with the terms "asexual" and "aromantic" and their meanings in the context of sexual orientation in Japan in 2020

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Release date

April 2021

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

December 17 to 18, 2020

Number of respondents

6,240 respondents

Age group

20-59 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: Are you familiar with the terms "asexual" and "aromantic" and their meanings in the context of sexual orientation?

LGBTQ+ respondents: n=555
Heterosexual respondents: n=5,685

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