In a survey conducted in 2023 in Japan, 47.4 percent of respondents stated that they considered physical exercise and sports to be relatively important to them. In total, about 72 percent of respondents considered sports important or relatively important. For about six percent of respondents, physical training and sports were not important at all.
Share of people who consider sports and physical exercise personally important in Japan as of November 2023
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Japan Sports Agency, & MEXT (Japan). (March 19, 2024). Share of people who consider sports and physical exercise personally important in Japan as of November 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176042/japan-opinion-importance-sports-training/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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