A survey conducted in Japan in September 2023 showed that 12.4 percent of the respondents read 11 books or more within the past half year. The combined share of respondents who read at least one book during the past six months amounted to 52.1 percent.
Number of books people read within the past half year in Japan as of September 2023
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Advertising
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Consumers
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Cross Marketing. (September 13, 2023). Number of books people read within the past half year in Japan as of September 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445238/japan-number-of-books-people-read/
Cross Marketing. "Number of books people read within the past half year in Japan as of September 2023." Chart. September 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445238/japan-number-of-books-people-read/
Cross Marketing. (2023). Number of books people read within the past half year in Japan as of September 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445238/japan-number-of-books-people-read/
Cross Marketing. "Number of Books People Read within The past Half Year in Japan as of September 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445238/japan-number-of-books-people-read/
Cross Marketing, Number of books people read within the past half year in Japan as of September 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445238/japan-number-of-books-people-read/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Number of books people read within the past half year in Japan as of September 2023 [Graph], Cross Marketing, September 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445238/japan-number-of-books-people-read/