According to a survey conducted in February 2020, close to 84 percent of respondents in Japan stated that they used internet search engines in order to look up information about products they wanted or places they wanted to go to. Searching for news and accessing specific websites were also objectives mentioned by a majority of respondents.
Most common reasons for using internet search engines in Japan as of February 2020
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Japan Fair Trade Commission. (March 1, 2021). Most common reasons for using internet search engines in Japan as of February 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173981/japan-leading-reasons-for-using-internet-search-engines/
Japan Fair Trade Commission. "Most common reasons for using internet search engines in Japan as of February 2020." Chart. March 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173981/japan-leading-reasons-for-using-internet-search-engines/
Japan Fair Trade Commission. (2021). Most common reasons for using internet search engines in Japan as of February 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173981/japan-leading-reasons-for-using-internet-search-engines/
Japan Fair Trade Commission. "Most Common Reasons for Using Internet Search Engines in Japan as of February 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173981/japan-leading-reasons-for-using-internet-search-engines/
Japan Fair Trade Commission, Most common reasons for using internet search engines in Japan as of February 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173981/japan-leading-reasons-for-using-internet-search-engines/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Most common reasons for using internet search engines in Japan as of February 2020 [Graph], Japan Fair Trade Commission, March 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173981/japan-leading-reasons-for-using-internet-search-engines/