The share of people in Japan who think that newspapers are an important source of information amounted to 44.3 percent in fiscal year 2023. The figure consistently declined in recent years.
Share of people who think that newspapers are an important source of information in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023
*The source counts the answers of the survey conducted in December 2023 as figures for fiscal year 2023. The Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year. Figures for previous years are based on earlier surveys, each with a sample size of 1,500 respondents.
Data prior to fiscal year 2022 come from previous reporting.
Respondents were asked how important they regarded newspapers as "a means to gain information (source of information)." There were five possible answers: "Very important," "Important to a certain degree," "Neither," "Not really important," "Absolutely not important." The values shown in this statistic represent the combined share of respondents who answered either "Very important" or "Important to a certain degree."
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 21, 2024). Share of people who think that newspapers are an important source of information in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271805/japan-importance-of-newspapers-as-source-of-information/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of people who think that newspapers are an important source of information in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023." Chart. June 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271805/japan-importance-of-newspapers-as-source-of-information/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2024). Share of people who think that newspapers are an important source of information in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271805/japan-importance-of-newspapers-as-source-of-information/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of People Who Think That Newspapers Are An Important Source of Information in Japan from Fiscal Year 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271805/japan-importance-of-newspapers-as-source-of-information/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Share of people who think that newspapers are an important source of information in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271805/japan-importance-of-newspapers-as-source-of-information/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Share of people who think that newspapers are an important source of information in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271805/japan-importance-of-newspapers-as-source-of-information/
