The majority of Japanese consumers in Japan, more than ** percent, have not used a recurring service recently, as revealed in a survey conducted in January 2025. The most commonly used subscription service was of the flat-rate model, which allows unlimited-use of online services and digital content as long as it remains within service terms.
Original question: "Have you used any subscription services within the last year? Please name the service models you used. (For a fixed fee, such as a monthly fee, you can use, rent or get sent products and services within the terms and conditions."
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MyVoice, & PR Times. (February 19, 2025). Most commonly used subscription service models in Japan as of January 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227394/japan-most-common-subscription-models/
MyVoice, und PR Times. "Most commonly used subscription service models in Japan as of January 2025." Chart. February 19, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227394/japan-most-common-subscription-models/
MyVoice, PR Times. (2025). Most commonly used subscription service models in Japan as of January 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227394/japan-most-common-subscription-models/
MyVoice, and PR Times. "Most Commonly Used Subscription Service Models in Japan as of January 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227394/japan-most-common-subscription-models/
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Most commonly used subscription service models in Japan as of January 2025 [Graph], MyVoice, & PR Times, February 19, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1227394/japan-most-common-subscription-models/