A major impact of the sharing economy on economic and social aspects in Japan is considered to be the possibility of reducing wasteful production and consumption through sharing services, with 35 percent of respondents agreeing to the statement in a survey conducted in 2021. In contrast, only around 16 percent of respondents saw an opportunity in the sharing economy to increase the competitiveness of businesses.

By fiscal year 2025, the sharing economy service provider market in Japan is expected to reach an output of almost *** billion Japanese yen, a steep increase from a sales value of just over *** billion yen in fiscal 2019. The sharing economy allows people to share items and resources with other people via the internet.

According to a survey conducted in Japan in 2020, the slight majority of respondents, around **** percent, were aware of sharing economy services. The survey revealed that the awareness of services provided by the sharing economy system was slightly higher for physical goods and transportation methods.

A major merit of the sharing economy on personal circumstances is considered to be the possibility to save money as revealed in a survey conducted in 2021 in Japan. While around one in four respondents agreed to the financial impact of sharing services, only around ***** percent saw an opportunity in the shared market to meet people and increase their circle of acquaintances.

According to a survey conducted in Japan in May 2020, the largest share of respondents who have used sharing services before was in the age group 20 to 29 years. The survey revealed that the majority of participants in the sharing economy were young adults, with close to ** percent.

According to a survey conducted in Japan in May 2020, the most common sharing economy services respondents have tried as providers were goods sharing services. More than ** percent of respondents stated that they had offered physical items like clothing, household electronics, and children's products, among others, on sharing platforms.

According to a survey conducted in Japan in 2021, over ** percent of respondents were aware of transport sharing services. While the majority of respondents were aware of the sharing economy for spaces and physical goods, crowdfunding and business professional skills were less well-known.

The statistic shows the share of reasons or disadvantages for not using vacation rentals of sharing economy services in Japan in 2016, broken down by reasons. That year, the response "There are concerns about support in the case of an accident or other problems." was particularly common in Japan with a share of almost ** percent of respondents who did not have the intention to use sharing economy services, and about ** percent of respondents who stated to have the intention to use such vacation rentals.

The item sharing economy market as part of the sharing economy in Japan amounted to approximately 248 billion Japanese yen in fiscal year 2019. The market, defined by transactions between consumers to enable joint property or shared use of goods like vehicles, fashion, hobby equipment and others, was forecasted to reach around 529 billion yen in fiscal 2026.

The human resource sharing economy market as part of the sharing economy market in Japan amounted to around 88 billion Japanese yen in fiscal year 2019. The market, defined by transactions between consumers to enable the shared use of skill and time resources, was forecasted to reach almost 337 billion yen in fiscal 2026.

According to a survey conducted in Japan in 2019, the majority of respondents, around ** percent, claimed to know about business-to-consumers (B2C) car sharing services, while only ** percent were aware of consumer-to-consumer car sharing models. Popular B2C car sharing operators in Japan include Times Car Share, Orix CarShare and careco, a subsidiary of Mitsui Fudosan.

In the fiscal year 2022, the sharing economy market related to mobility in Japan had an estimated size of approximately *** billion Japanese yen, a base scenario forecast reaching roughly **** trillion yen by fiscal 2032. The optimistic scenario surpassed even **** trillion yen.

The space sharing economy market as part of the sharing economy market in Japan amounted to around *** billion Japanese yen in fiscal year 2019. The market, defined by transactions between consumers to enable joint property or shared use of spatial resources like accommodation, offices and parking spaces, was forecasted to reach around *** billion yen in fiscal 2026.

As of March 2024, there were approximately 26.8 thousand car sharing return areas in Japan. This was an increase compared to the previous year, continuing the growth trajectory of the past decade.

More than two-thirds of teens and young adults stated that they wanted to use or considered the use of sharing services in Japan, as revealed in a survey conducted in 2021. While more than 74 percent of respondents aged 16 to 19 years showed interest in the sharing economy, only around 38 percent of 70 to 79-year-old respondents were considering their participation.

In fiscal year 2019, the sales value of service providers of peer-to-peer (P2P) and crowd-based financing platforms in Japan amounted to almost ** billion Japanese yen. The market size of the financial sharing economy segment was forecasted to grow steadily, reaching sales of around ** billion yen in fiscal 2024.

According to a survey conducted in June 2019 in Japan, around 39 percent of respondents expected a growth of the parking lot sharing business. Parking lots in Japan are, apart from spaces on private properties, limited to publicly accessible fee-based car parks and spaces with parking meters. Parking lot sharing services allow registered users to rent out their land property temporarily to vehicle owners.

In a survey conducted in November 2021, around **** percent of respondents in Japan stated they do not want to use sharing services. Including those who tended towards rejection, the negatively answering group accounted for more than ** percent.

The majority of respondents, around ** percent, expected the bicycle sharing economy in Japan to grow due to the convenience of the service, according to a survey conducted in June 2019. The survey revealed that only ***** percent of respondents in Japan considered household budget benefits to be the driving force behind a potential growth of bicycle sharing services in the country.

The majority of respondents, around ** percent, expected the parking space sharing economy in Japan to grow due to the convenience of the service, according to a survey conducted in June 2019. The survey revealed that only ***** percent of respondents in Japan considered household budged benefits to be the driving force behind a potential growth of parking lot sharing services in the country. Parking lots in Japan are, apart from spaces on private properties, limited to publicly accessible fee-based car parks and spaces with parking meters. Parking lot sharing services allow registered users to rent out their land property temporarily to vehicle owners.