The statistic presents the results of an online survey conducted in 2016 about the distribution of consumers in Japan who purchased fake branded goods, broken down by region. The survey revealed that around ** percent of respondents from the Kansai region bought counterfeit products, while knowing they are fake.
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Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry. (August 24, 2017). Distribution of consumers in Japan who purchased counterfeit products as of 2016, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/742131/japan-share-of-consumers-who-bought-fake-products-by-region/
Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry. "Distribution of consumers in Japan who purchased counterfeit products as of 2016, by region." Chart. August 24, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/742131/japan-share-of-consumers-who-bought-fake-products-by-region/
Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry. (2017). Distribution of consumers in Japan who purchased counterfeit products as of 2016, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/742131/japan-share-of-consumers-who-bought-fake-products-by-region/
Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry. "Distribution of Consumers in Japan Who Purchased Counterfeit Products as of 2016, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/742131/japan-share-of-consumers-who-bought-fake-products-by-region/
Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry, Distribution of consumers in Japan who purchased counterfeit products as of 2016, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/742131/japan-share-of-consumers-who-bought-fake-products-by-region/ (last visited July 20, 2025)
Distribution of consumers in Japan who purchased counterfeit products as of 2016, by region [Graph], Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry, August 24, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/742131/japan-share-of-consumers-who-bought-fake-products-by-region/
