According to a survey conducted in Japan during fiscal year 2023, 63.7 percent of the respondents used news websites as a source of information about current events. At the same time, 60.5 percent of the respondents answered that they use news websites to gain information about the weather.
Share of people who use news websites as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of information
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*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.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 21, 2024). Share of people who use news websites as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of information [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299503/japan-news-website-use-source-of-information-by-type-of-information/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of people who use news websites as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of information." Chart. June 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299503/japan-news-website-use-source-of-information-by-type-of-information/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2024). Share of people who use news websites as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of information. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299503/japan-news-website-use-source-of-information-by-type-of-information/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of People Who Use News Websites as a Source of Information in Japan in Fiscal Year 2023, by Type of Information." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299503/japan-news-website-use-source-of-information-by-type-of-information/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Share of people who use news websites as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of information Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299503/japan-news-website-use-source-of-information-by-type-of-information/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of people who use news websites as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type of information [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299503/japan-news-website-use-source-of-information-by-type-of-information/