In a survey conducted in Japan during fiscal year 2023, almost 19 percent of the respondents stated that magazines offer trustworthy information with regard to domestic political, economic, and social issues. The share was somewhat lower in the case of diplomatic issues within the East Asian region.
Share of people who think that magazines offer trustworthy information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by topic
*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.
Respondents were asked to which degree the information of magazines could be trusted. There were five possible answers: "One can trust it very much," "One can trust it to some degree," "One cannot really trust it," "One cannot not trust it at all," and "I do not use or know that source of information in the first place." The values shown in this statistic represent the combined share of respondents who answered either "One can trust it very much" or "One can trust it to some degree."
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 21, 2024). Share of people who think that magazines offer trustworthy information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by topic [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396387/japan-trustworthiness-of-magazine-information-by-topic/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of people who think that magazines offer trustworthy information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by topic." Chart. June 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396387/japan-trustworthiness-of-magazine-information-by-topic/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2024). Share of people who think that magazines offer trustworthy information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by topic. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396387/japan-trustworthiness-of-magazine-information-by-topic/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of People Who Think That Magazines Offer Trustworthy Information in Japan in Fiscal Year 2023, by Topic." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396387/japan-trustworthiness-of-magazine-information-by-topic/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Share of people who think that magazines offer trustworthy information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by topic Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396387/japan-trustworthiness-of-magazine-information-by-topic/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Share of people who think that magazines offer trustworthy information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by topic [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396387/japan-trustworthiness-of-magazine-information-by-topic/
