In 2019, professional baseball (NPB) was the most popular sports type watched on TV or the internet by men in Japan, with an attendance rate of almost 56 percent. The largest share of female respondents, about 41 percent, stated that they watched figure skating on screen. In total, close to 76 percent of all the respondents reported that they watched sports on screen during the last year.
Most popular sports watched on television in Japan in 2019, by gender
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MEXT (Japan), & Japan Sports Agency. (February 27, 2020). Most popular sports watched on television in Japan in 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 26, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/933067/japan-most-popular-tv-sports-by-gender/
MEXT (Japan), und Japan Sports Agency. "Most popular sports watched on television in Japan in 2019, by gender." Chart. February 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 26, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/933067/japan-most-popular-tv-sports-by-gender/
MEXT (Japan), Japan Sports Agency. (2020). Most popular sports watched on television in Japan in 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 26, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/933067/japan-most-popular-tv-sports-by-gender/
MEXT (Japan), and Japan Sports Agency. "Most Popular Sports Watched on Television in Japan in 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/933067/japan-most-popular-tv-sports-by-gender/
MEXT (Japan) & Japan Sports Agency, Most popular sports watched on television in Japan in 2019, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/933067/japan-most-popular-tv-sports-by-gender/ (last visited January 26, 2021)