According to a survey conducted in 2020 in Japan, more than 84 percent of respondents ate meals with other people because it was an opportunity to increase conversations and communication with others. While the majority saw benefits in eating with family and acquaintances, only 1.4 percent did not consider it beneficial to share meals.
Leading reasons for eating meals with other people in Japan as of 2020
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Cabinet Office Japan. (January 15, 2021). Leading reasons for eating meals with other people in Japan as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229146/japan-reason-eat-with-other-people/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Leading reasons for eating meals with other people in Japan as of 2020." Chart. January 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229146/japan-reason-eat-with-other-people/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2021). Leading reasons for eating meals with other people in Japan as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229146/japan-reason-eat-with-other-people/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Leading Reasons for Eating Meals with Other People in Japan as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229146/japan-reason-eat-with-other-people/
Cabinet Office Japan, Leading reasons for eating meals with other people in Japan as of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229146/japan-reason-eat-with-other-people/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Leading reasons for eating meals with other people in Japan as of 2020 [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, January 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229146/japan-reason-eat-with-other-people/