Japan: opinion of different age groups on the opportunity to change Japan through the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games 2019

In a survey conducted in December 2019 in Japan, a majority of respondents in each age group up until 59 years old agreed that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics would be an opportunity to change Japan by improving the country's image and possibly increasing the number of foreign tourists. Around 20 percent of respondents aged 70 years and older by comparison disagreed to the statement to some extent.
The Summer Olympics were scheduled to take place between 24 July and 9 August in 2020, being held for the second time in the Japanese capital.

Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would be an opportunity to change the country as of December 2019, by age group

Characteristic	Agree	Somewhat agree	In between	Somewhat disagree	Disagree
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-

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Release date

February 2020

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

December 5 to December 15, 2019

Number of respondents

1,632 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

among respondents with Japanese citizenship; only one answer allowed

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Do you think hosting the Tokyo 2020 Olympics can improve Japan's image and increase the number of foreign tourists? Do you think it will be an opportunity to change Japan?"

Number of respondents;
18-29 years N=130
30-39 years N=178
40-49 years N=263
50-59 years N=296
60-69 years N=311
70 years and older N=454

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