According to a survey conducted in Japan during fiscal year 2022, more than 82 percent of respondents stated that television is an important source of information. While more than three-quarters of respondents stated the same about the internet, the share of people who thought this way about newspapers and magazines was considerably lower.
Perceived importance of media as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by type of medium
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Perceived importance of media
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Perceived trustworthiness of media
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Media usage by type of information
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 23, 2023). Perceived importance of media as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by type of medium [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268424/japan-importance-of-media-as-source-of-information-by-type-of-medium/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Perceived importance of media as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by type of medium." Chart. June 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268424/japan-importance-of-media-as-source-of-information-by-type-of-medium/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2023). Perceived importance of media as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by type of medium. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268424/japan-importance-of-media-as-source-of-information-by-type-of-medium/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Perceived Importance of Media as a Source of Information in Japan in Fiscal Year 2022, by Type of Medium." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268424/japan-importance-of-media-as-source-of-information-by-type-of-medium/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Perceived importance of media as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by type of medium Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268424/japan-importance-of-media-as-source-of-information-by-type-of-medium/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Perceived importance of media as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by type of medium [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268424/japan-importance-of-media-as-source-of-information-by-type-of-medium/