among companies that were not part of the primary sector; among companies that knew the word "metaverse" and were interested in using the metaverse for their business; multiple answers possible
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
*"NFT" is an abbreviation for non-fungible token.
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Leading words associated with the metaverse among businesses Japan 2022
A survey conducted in March 2022 found that ** percent of Japanese companies in the secondary and tertiary sector that were interested in using the metaverse for their business purposes associated the word "virtual space" with the metaverse. "Virtual space" was the most commonly given answer in this survey, followed by "avatar" and "virtual reality."
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