*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. **Figures are based on diary entries of 901 respondents. Answers represent the average usage time of two weekdays, which is why the sample size is indicated as 1,802 respondents.
Sample size of age groups: 13 to 19 years: n=136 20 to 29 years: n=214 30 to 39 years: n=232 40 to 49 years: n=300 50 to 59 years: n=326 60 to 69 years: n=274 70 to 79 years: n=320
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Average newspaper reading time among women per weekday Japan FY 2024, by age group
Women in their seventies in Japan on average spent **** minutes per weekday reading newspapers in fiscal year 2024. The reading time was considerably lower among younger age groups.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 27, 2025). Average time women spend reading newspapers per weekday in Japan in fiscal year 2024, by age group (in minutes) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1398813/japan-average-time-women-spent-newspaper-per-weekday-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Average time women spend reading newspapers per weekday in Japan in fiscal year 2024, by age group (in minutes)." Chart. June 27, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1398813/japan-average-time-women-spent-newspaper-per-weekday-by-age-group/
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Average Time Women Spend Reading Newspapers per Weekday in Japan in Fiscal Year 2024, by Age Group (in Minutes)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Jun 2025, /statistics/1398813/japan-average-time-women-spent-newspaper-per-weekday-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Average time women spend reading newspapers per weekday in Japan in fiscal year 2024, by age group (in minutes) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1398813/japan-average-time-women-spent-newspaper-per-weekday-by-age-group/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Average time women spend reading newspapers per weekday in Japan in fiscal year 2024, by age group (in minutes) [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 27, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1398813/japan-average-time-women-spent-newspaper-per-weekday-by-age-group/
