*Based on the respondents' play durations on weekdays.
Original question: "Did your interest in important activities, such as sports, hobbies, or meeting friends and family, significantly decline because of video games?"
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Share of young people who lost interest in activities due to video games Japan 2019
According to a survey conducted in Japan from January to March 2019, close to ** percent of respondents who regularly played video games for more than *** hours on a weekday stated that they had lost interest in other activities, such as sports, hobbies, or meeting friends and family, due to their video game consumption. This tendency was much less pronounced among respondents who played video games for shorter durations. The survey was conducted with a focus on gaming disorders. Gaming disorders were recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a medical condition in May 2019.
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National Center for Addiction Services Administration. (November 27, 2019). Share of people aged 10 to 29 years old who lost interest in other activities because of video games in Japan as of March 2019* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/1085110/japan-share-young-people-lost-interest-other-activities-video-games/
National Center for Addiction Services Administration. "Share of people aged 10 to 29 years old who lost interest in other activities because of video games in Japan as of March 2019*." Chart. November 27, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/1085110/japan-share-young-people-lost-interest-other-activities-video-games/
National Center for Addiction Services Administration. (2019). Share of people aged 10 to 29 years old who lost interest in other activities because of video games in Japan as of March 2019*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/1085110/japan-share-young-people-lost-interest-other-activities-video-games/
National Center for Addiction Services Administration. "Share of People Aged 10 to 29 Years Old Who Lost Interest in Other Activities Because of Video Games in Japan as of March 2019*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Nov 2019, /statistics/1085110/japan-share-young-people-lost-interest-other-activities-video-games/
National Center for Addiction Services Administration, Share of people aged 10 to 29 years old who lost interest in other activities because of video games in Japan as of March 2019* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1085110/japan-share-young-people-lost-interest-other-activities-video-games/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Share of people aged 10 to 29 years old who lost interest in other activities because of video games in Japan as of March 2019* [Graph], National Center for Addiction Services Administration, November 27, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1085110/japan-share-young-people-lost-interest-other-activities-video-games/
