*The source counts the answers of the survey conducted in December 2024 as figures for fiscal year 2024. The Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year.
Respondents were asked how important they regarded each medium as "a means to gain information (source of information)." There were five possible answers: "Very important," "Important to a certain degree," "Neither," "Not really important," "Absolutely not important." The values shown in this statistic represent the combined share of respondents who answered either "Very important" or "Important to a certain degree."
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Opinion on importance of media as sources of information Japan FY 2024, by type
According to a survey conducted in Japan during fiscal year 2024, **** percent of the respondents stated that television is an important source of information. While more than **** of the respondents stated the same about the internet, the share of people who thought this way about newspapers and magazines was considerably lower.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 27, 2025). Perceived importance of media as a source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2024, by type of medium [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1268424/japan-importance-of-media-as-source-of-information-by-type-of-medium/
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