*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.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 27, 2025). Share of people who use free news websites of newspaper companies in Japan in fiscal year 2024, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1398089/japan-free-news-websites-penetration-rate-by-gender/
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