The total newspaper circulation in Japan amounted to about 30.85 million copies in 2022, which constituted a decrease of more than two million copies compared to the previous year. The newspaper circulation continuously decreased throughout the observed period.
Total newspaper circulation in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in million copies)
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Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association. (February 10, 2023). Total newspaper circulation in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in million copies) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/652352/japan-newspaper-circulation/
Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association. "Total newspaper circulation in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in million copies)." Chart. February 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/652352/japan-newspaper-circulation/
Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association. (2023). Total newspaper circulation in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in million copies). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/652352/japan-newspaper-circulation/
Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association. "Total Newspaper Circulation in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in Million Copies)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/652352/japan-newspaper-circulation/
Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association, Total newspaper circulation in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in million copies) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/652352/japan-newspaper-circulation/ (last visited September 25, 2023)
Total newspaper circulation in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in million copies) [Graph], Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association, February 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/652352/japan-newspaper-circulation/