According to a survey conducted in July 2020, approximately 52 percent of respondents in Japan had never read any electronic books, comics or magazines. Only about five percent of participants said that they read e-media every day.
Frequency of reading e-books, comics, or magazines in Japan as of July 2020
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MyVoice. (August 26, 2020). Frequency of reading e-books, comics, or magazines in Japan as of July 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193837/japan-e-media-reading-frequency/
MyVoice. "Frequency of reading e-books, comics, or magazines in Japan as of July 2020." Chart. August 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193837/japan-e-media-reading-frequency/
MyVoice. (2020). Frequency of reading e-books, comics, or magazines in Japan as of July 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193837/japan-e-media-reading-frequency/
MyVoice. "Frequency of Reading E-books, Comics, or Magazines in Japan as of July 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193837/japan-e-media-reading-frequency/
MyVoice, Frequency of reading e-books, comics, or magazines in Japan as of July 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193837/japan-e-media-reading-frequency/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Frequency of reading e-books, comics, or magazines in Japan as of July 2020 [Graph], MyVoice, August 26, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193837/japan-e-media-reading-frequency/