multiple answers possible; survey answers were retrieved via mail and e-mail
Method of interview
Postal questionnaire
Supplementary notes
*This category encompasses the categories "Using a search service," "Viewing the news website of a newspaper company or television station," "Viewing a news app or website," and "Viewing the website of a fact-checking or fact-checking related organization." **Including social networking services with free-of-charge phone calls. Examples include services such as Facebook, X (previously Twitter), LINE, Mixi, Instagram, Skype, etc. ***This category encompasses the categories "Financial transactions," "Purchase/transaction of goods or services (excluding digital contents)," and "Purchase/transaction of digital contents."
According to a survey conducted among internet users in Japan in August 2024, ** percent respondents used the internet to look up information. It was the most commonly given answer in the survey, ahead of using social media.
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