In 2021, the daily average time spent on housework and related tasks among married couples with children aged under six years in Japan amounted to hours and ** minutes for wives and *** hour and ** minutes for husbands. While wives spent nearly **** times as much time on housework as husbands, the daily time spent on housework by husbands increased by ** minutes compared to five years earlier.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (August 31, 2022). Time spent on housework and related tasks per day by married couples in Japan from 2001 to 2021, by gender (in minutes) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1419616/japan-weekly-time-use-married-couples-housework-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Time spent on housework and related tasks per day by married couples in Japan from 2001 to 2021, by gender (in minutes)." Chart. August 31, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1419616/japan-weekly-time-use-married-couples-housework-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2022). Time spent on housework and related tasks per day by married couples in Japan from 2001 to 2021, by gender (in minutes). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1419616/japan-weekly-time-use-married-couples-housework-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Time Spent on Housework and Related Tasks per Day by Married Couples in Japan from 2001 to 2021, by Gender (in Minutes)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Aug 2022, /statistics/1419616/japan-weekly-time-use-married-couples-housework-by-gender/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Time spent on housework and related tasks per day by married couples in Japan from 2001 to 2021, by gender (in minutes) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1419616/japan-weekly-time-use-married-couples-housework-by-gender/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Time spent on housework and related tasks per day by married couples in Japan from 2001 to 2021, by gender (in minutes) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, August 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1419616/japan-weekly-time-use-married-couples-housework-by-gender/
