The majority of Japanese adhere to Shintoism, a traditional Japanese religion focusing on rituals and worship at shrines. In 2021, around 48.6 percent of the total population of Japan participated in Shinto practices. Closely behind is Buddhism, with more than 46 percent of the population adhering to its practices. Most Japanese thus practice both religions. The original ShintoShintoism adherents worship spirits or gods at shrines, often publicly, through rituals and traditions. Shintoism is deeply ingrained in the Japanese culture and way of life, but the number of followers has been decreasing over the past years, as has the number of Japanese who are adhering to any kind of religion. Tradition seems to have to make way for modern attitudes and choices – still the number of people who call themselves Shinto adherents is quite high, even if they do not actively practice it. Everything zen in BuddhismWhile Shintoism seems to become a thing of the past, the number of Buddhists, on the other hand, has been stable over the last decade, and if anything, has only slightly decreased. Japan is, in fact, among the countries with the largest Buddhist communities, right after China, of course, and Thailand. This might be due to Buddhism being able to adapt much easier to modern times and its adherents’ everyday lives, as well as a better PR machine – Buddhism is, after all, also quite popular in the Western world.

In 2022, the number of religious adherents affiliated with Shintoism in Japan amounted to approximately ***** million people. During the same period, around **** million people followed Christian beliefs.

This statistic presents the results of a survey on the perceived percentage of the Muslim population in Japan as of 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, Japanese respondents overestimated the proportion of Muslim population in their country. On average, the respondents thought that around **** out of every 100 people in Japan were Muslims, when the actual share of Muslim population was less than *** percent in Japan.

Regression model for distrust in people with different religion in Japan.

In 2022, the number of religious adherents affiliated with Christianity in Japan amounted to approximately **** million people. The number of Christians decreased compared to around **** million people in the previous year.

Pew Research Center conducted random probability-based surveys among a total of 10,390 adults (ages 18 and older) in five places: Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. Interviewing in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan was carried out under the direction of Langer Research Associates, and interviewing in Hong Kong and Vietnam was carried out under the direction of D3 Systems. In Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, interviews were conducted via computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI). In Vietnam, interviews were administered face-to-face using tablet devices, also known as computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI). All surveys were conducted between June 2 and Sept. 17, 2023.

This project was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Funding for the Global Religious Futures project comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation (grant 62287). This publication does not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.

As of June 2024, one report has been published that focuses on the findings from this data: Religion and Spirituality in East Asian Societies: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2024/06/17/religion-and-spirituality-in-east-asian-societies

In 2022, the number of religious adherents affiliated with Shintoism in Japan amounted to approximately ***** million people. This marked a decrease in Shintoists compared to around ***** million people in 2013.

Regression model for distrust in foreigners in Japan.

Regression model for trust in neighbours in Japan.

In 2022, the number of religious adherents affiliated with Buddhism in Japan amounted to approximately ***** million people. This represented a decrease compared to about ***** million Buddhists in the previous year.

Regression model for distrust in strangers in Japan.

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians. The primary subject of this survey is politics, with the questions focussing on politicians and political parties, as well as other issues of political importance to both Canada, and other countries. Respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, demographic and social groups. Topics of interest include: Adolf Eichmann's trial in Israel; concentration camps; the Conservative party's majority; federal elections; friendliness towards people from Germany and Japan; mandatory English classes in French speaking provinces; mandatory French classes in English speaking provinces; Kennedy's performance as American President; major problems facing the government; nuclear weapons testing, and the possiblity of nuclear war; the Peace Corps; preferred political parties; religion being taught in schools; unemployment; union membership; voting behaviour; and whether Western Canada is more friendly than the rest of Canada. Basic demographics variables are also included.

This survey was designed to solicit political, sociological, and economic information from people living in Japan. Respondents were queried on crime and the judicial system, and more specifically, on issues such as the death penalty, juvenile punishment, and whether respondents were victims of various crimes within the last year. Questions on family issues covered topics such as divorce, the health of respondents' marriages, the roles of each spouse, and issues involving children. Questions on finances included the state of respondents' finances during the last few years and compared to other Japanese families both past and present, whether the income tax rate was high, and the ease of improving one's standard of living in Japan. Political questions addressed government spending, the responsibility of the government, and whether respondents would vote for a woman gubernatorial candidate. Also, respondents were asked to rate their political views on a scale from Conservative (1) to Progressive (5). In terms of health, questions were asked on the health of respondents and their spouses, the topic of euthanasia, donation cards, and the frequency of smoking and alcohol consumption. Quality of life questions addressed the frequency with which respondents read the newspaper, watched television, the amount of satisfaction respondents received from life, and how often respondents participated in leisure activities like fishing, jogging, mahjong, etc. Respondents were asked to give their opinions concerning extra-marital affairs, sexual relations between two adults of the same sex, pornography and prostitution. Information gathered on religion included the extent of their participation in a particular religion, whether respondents believed in life after death and views on burial. Respondents were polled for information regarding their social status and whether respondents were members of any groups including religious, trade, or social service organizations. Demographic information included age, sex, employment status, marital status, household income, and religious orientation.

The global population of Buddhists is projected to slightly increase up until the year 2030, at which point it will begin a gradual decline. In terms of its share of total world population, however, Buddhism has already seen a decline from over seven percent in 2010, with this being projected to decline further to close to five percent in 2050. This decline is related to Buddhism being popular in countries whose populations are in a natural decline, such as Japan or South Korea (and Thailand in the near future), as well as demographic developments in countries that have a policy of state atheism, such as China or Vietnam.While this decline in its traditional regions of influence in East and Southeast Asia will cause an aggregate fall in the number of Buddhists, there is likely to be some growth in other regions of the globe, such as Western European and North American countries, where the popularity of the ideas of Buddhism have grown in influence in recent decades.

Religiosität und Einstellung zum Tod. GesellschaftspolitischeEinstellungen von Studenten an Universitäten in Köln und Tokio. Themen: 1. Religiosität: Kirchgangshäufigkeit; Häufigkeit desBetens, der Bibellektüre; Selbsteinstufung der Religiosität;Besitz von Glücksbringern; Glaube an Wahrsager; Wichtigkeitreligiöser Gefühle; Häufigkeit des Nachdenkens über Religion;religiöse Gefühle beim Naturerlebnis; beseelte Natur; alleRegionen haben dieselbe Botschaft; Glaube als Ausdruck vonSchwäche; kein Glück ohne Glauben. 2. Tod: Vorstellungen über das Leben nach dem Tod (Skala);wann zum ersten Mal Tod verstanden; Vorstellungen vom Tod inder Kindheit (Skala); was hat das Verhältnis zum Tod geprägt(Skala); Häufigkeit des Nachdenkens über den Tod; belastendeVorstellungen über den Tod (Skala). 3. Freiwilliges Lebensende: Ideale oder Personen als Gründe,freiwillig sein Leben zu opfern; Selbstmordgründe (Skala);hypothetisches Verhalten bei Krieg und Chaos. 4. Politik und Gesellschaft: Beurteilung ausgewähltergesellschaftspolitischer Probleme; Grundeinstellung zurGesellschaft; Selbsteinstufung auf einem Links-Rechts-Kontinuum. 5. Soziodemographie: Staatsangehörigkeit;Religionszugehörigkeit; Studienfach; Semesterzahl. Religiousness and attitude to death. Social-political attitudes ofstudents at universities in Cologne and Tokio. Topics: 1. Religiousness: frequency of church attendance; frequency ofprayer, reading the Bible; self-classification of religiousness;possession of lucky charms; belief in fortune tellers; importance ofreligious feelings; frequency of contemplation about religion;religious feelings at experience of nature; nature with a soul; allregions have the same message; belief as expression of weakness; nohappiness without belief. 2. Death: ideas about life after death (scale); when death wasunderstood for the first time; concepts of death in childhood (scale);what has moulded the relationship to death (scale); frequency ofcontemplation about death; depressing ideas about death (scale). 3. Voluntary end to life: ideals or persons as reasons to voluntarilysacrifice one´s life; reasons for suicide (scale); hypothetical conductin war and chaos. 4. Politics and society: judgement on selected social-politicalproblems; fundamental philosophy on society; self-classification on aleft-right continuum. 5. Socio-demography: citizenship; religiousaffiliation; subject; number of semesters.

In Brazil, 70 percent of the respondents believed in God as described in the holy scriptures, and another 19 percent believed in a higher power or spirit. In South Africa, the figures were 73 and 16 percent respectively. By contrast, less than one in five in Japan and only one in three in South Korea believed in God or some form of spirit or higher power.

The statistic shows the total population of India from 2020 to 2030. In 2024, the estimated total population in India amounted to approximately 1.44 billion people. Total population in India India currently has the second-largest population in the world and is projected to overtake top-ranking China within forty years. Its residents comprise more than one-seventh of the entire world’s population, and despite a slowly decreasing fertility rate (which still exceeds the replacement rate and keeps the median age of the population relatively low), an increasing life expectancy adds to an expanding population. In comparison with other countries whose populations are decreasing, such as Japan, India has a relatively small share of aged population, which indicates the probability of lower death rates and higher retention of the existing population. With a land mass of less than half that of the United States and a population almost four times greater, India has recognized potential problems of its growing population. Government attempts to implement family planning programs have achieved varying degrees of success. Initiatives such as sterilization programs in the 1970s have been blamed for creating general antipathy to family planning, but the combined efforts of various family planning and contraception programs have helped halve fertility rates since the 1960s. The population growth rate has correspondingly shrunk as well, but has not yet reached less than one percent growth per year. As home to thousands of ethnic groups, hundreds of languages, and numerous religions, a cohesive and broadly-supported effort to reduce population growth is difficult to create. Despite that, India is one country to watch in coming years. It is also a growing economic power; among other measures, its GDP per capita was expected to triple between 2003 and 2013 and was listed as the third-ranked country for its share of the global gross domestic product.