Annual household expenses on entertainment among married couples Japan 2012-2017

The survey targeted 30,000 Japanese people across the country, of which the following counts were married persons:
2012 n=18,265
2013 n=18,251
2014 n=17,069
2015 n=16,995
2016 n=16,418
2017 n=17,686

100 Japanese yen equal 0.74 U.S. dollars or 0.70 euros as of December 2022.

The data presented was conducted by the Mitsubishi Research Institute (mif[@]mri.co.jp). The MRI is a Japan-based think tank, offering research, consulting, and IT solution services for Japanese and multinational enterprises, local governments and ministries. Established in 1970 as a commemorative project for the 100th anniversary of the Mitsubishi Group, the MRI now operates from offices in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, employing almost 900 people (as of September 2016).