In a survey conducted in November 2024, close to **** percent of respondents in Japan aged 18 to 19 years stated that they considered physical exercise and sports to be important to them. In the same age cohort, less than ***** percent stated that sports and exercise are personally unimportant to them.
Original question: “Are exercise and sports important to you personally?”
Distribution of respondents: 18 to 19 years: 924 20 to 29 years: 5,143 30 to 39 years: 5,687 40 to 49 years: 7,371 50 to 59 years: 7,508 60 to 69 years: 6,369 70 to 79 years; 6,998
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Japan Sports Agency, & MEXT (Japan). (March 12, 2025). Share of people who consider sports and exercise important in Japan as of November 2024, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176061/japan-opinion-importance-sports-training-by-age/
Japan Sports Agency, und MEXT (Japan). "Share of people who consider sports and exercise important in Japan as of November 2024, by age group." Chart. March 12, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176061/japan-opinion-importance-sports-training-by-age/
Japan Sports Agency, MEXT (Japan). (2025). Share of people who consider sports and exercise important in Japan as of November 2024, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176061/japan-opinion-importance-sports-training-by-age/
Japan Sports Agency, and MEXT (Japan). "Share of People Who Consider Sports and Exercise Important in Japan as of November 2024, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176061/japan-opinion-importance-sports-training-by-age/
Japan Sports Agency & MEXT (Japan), Share of people who consider sports and exercise important in Japan as of November 2024, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176061/japan-opinion-importance-sports-training-by-age/ (last visited June 25, 2025)
Share of people who consider sports and exercise important in Japan as of November 2024, by age group [Graph], Japan Sports Agency, & MEXT (Japan), March 12, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176061/japan-opinion-importance-sports-training-by-age/
