Leading reasons for not doing sports in Japan 2024

Published by
Alexandru Arba,
Apr 29, 2025

According to a survey conducted in November 2024 in Japan, 36.5 percent of respondents among sport participants stated that being busy with work and house chores stopped them from doing (more) sports. Another leading reason was that doing more sports was bothersome.

Leading reasons for not doing sports in Japan as of November 2024

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Release date

March 2025

Region

Japan

Survey time period

November 1 to 28, 2024

Number of respondents

18,937 respondents

Age group

18-79 years

Special properties

multiple-answer question; respondents participated in sports once a week

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Reasons among respondents whose participation in sports declined or who were unable to increase it during the past year.

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