The result of the survey

Hello, after we share the answers for the 15 questions, I would like to share you the result of the survey which I posted on this blog.

Since I do not have any SNS accounts, so my respondents: 21 people, which is a little number, were almost the female students.
Most of them are often accessing the information through the television, the smartphones and the newspapers.

【About yourself】
1. What is your nationality?

• Japan-19
• Japan/U.S.-1
• American-1

2.What is your gender?

• Male-5
• Female-16

3.How old are you?

• 10-20:17
• 21-30:1
• 51-60:3

4.How do you usually access news?

• Through newspapers (in print):7
• Through magazines (in print):2
• Through newspapers (online): 7
• Through magazines (online):3
• Through news on television: 13
• Through smartphones: 11
• Through SNS: 7
• Through word of mouth:2

→From this results, most of respondents use electronic devices to get information.

Based on the weight average of the result of the survey and as for the hope for the Olympic, the hope for the Olympic and the average weights were:

1. Strengthening relationships between countries:3.29
2. Economic recovery:2.95
3. The fun of watching sports:2.71
4. The flourish of our own country: 2.62
5. Motivating people to do sports: 2.48

I thought that it was unexpected because I thought that the flourish will be more important than the fun of watching sports. However, it is no problem to say that the Olympic Games influence on the fun to watching sports and it will lead to the motivations to do sports.

Next, the worries about the Tokyo Olympics and the average weights are like this:

1. The risk of terrorism happening:3.10
2. Economic troubles caused by the spending on the Olympics  and the traffic jams and the train delays:2.86
3. The lack of facilities that foreigners can use conveniently:2.62

I think that the most worry about the Tokyo Olympics is the risk of terrorism happening, too. These days, the number of terrorism is increasing, because of the cruel reasons. I think that many people will also think about that, so Japan should take actions to prevent Japan from the risk of terrorism happening. Although concerning with the lack of facilities that foreigners can use conveniently are very little, Japan should also improve the facilities both for foreigners and Japanese.

Next, the impressive Olympic Games:

1. London(5)...because of the opening ceremony.
2. Vancouver(3)...Figure Skater Daisuke Takahashi won the bronds medal.
3. Athens(3)... It is the oldest Olympic Games my generation remember.
4. Sochi(2)...moved by Mao Asada's performance, and the some frightening characters and the accident that the snowflake didn't open up to make an Olympic ring.
5. No impression(2)
6. Beijing(2)... theme of her summer vacation research project when the respondent was an elementary school student. Kosuke Kitajima won the gold medal in this Olympics.
7. Torino(1)...Shizuka Arakawa won the gold medals in figure skate.

Next, the main question: whether the respondents agree or not

• Agree...11
• Disagree...8
• I have no opinion...2

I think that this was the difficult question to think about. Of all those who asked to answer this survey, most people have the positive opinions for the Olympics.


The rank of reasons to agree with the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 are:

1. To encourage economic recovery ..60%
2. Strengthening the relationships between Japan and other countries and Giving foreigners a better impression of Japan...50%
3. To make Tokyo, the disaster area and all of Japan flourish ...40%
4. Showing its recovery from the Great East Earthquake in 2011 and Improving the English abilities of Japanese ...30%

As I expected, the economic recovery is thought to be influenced by the Tokyo Olympic in 2020 by respondents who agree with Tokyo Olympics. However, I was surprised that the showing the recovery from the Great East Earthquake in 2011 will not be shown so much. I think that the respondents may be concerned with the delay of the complete recovery from the disaster.

Finally, the rank of reasons to disagree with the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 are:

1. The stagnation of the recovery from the Great East Earthquake in 2011 ...71.43%
2. The economic recession may be made worse  and The risk of terrorism in Japan ...42.86%
3. Traffic jams and the train delays and The risk of Fukushima Daiichi Plant's radiation on our health ...28.57%
4. The difficulty in communicating with more foreigners than before: such as in shops or stations ...14.29%

Also, there are some opinions like this:

I want to see the ParaOlympics. One of the badminton athletes in the ParaOlympics want to win the gold medals at Tokyo Olympics in 2020 and also, he has his own NPO to support the children who have disabilities.

I think that the respondents thought that the delay of the recovery from the earthquake will be brought by the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. And in contrast to the previous questions 9, the percentage of those who have the concerning with the economic recession are high. In addition, we should think about not only the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 but also the Tokyo Paralympics in 2020, too.
Through this survey, I found that the Olympic Game have the pros and cons and the perspective of the reasons why they think so is various, so we should think about the points I wrote in this survey.

From now on, let's think about the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 together. What do you think about the Tokyo Olympics in 2020?