The 1st Cross-Cross Survey of Children Born in the 1st Century conducted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology found that more than half of young people nationwide do not read a single book, magazine, or manga, including paper or e-books, in a month. .Young people's lack of interest in print and dislike of reading have been a problem for many years, but with this trend accelerating, there are likely to be concerns about the decline in Japanese people's knowledge once again.
同調査は2001年1月10～17日、7月10～17日に生まれた全国の子ども（現在21歳）を厚生労働省から引き継ぐ形で文科省が追跡しているもので、2021年12月から2022年10月にかけて約2万3,000人分の有効回答を回収、集計した。回答者の内訳は大学などへの在学者が63.9％、就業者が24.5％。
According to the survey, 1% of people who had not read a book, magazine, or manga in the month immediately before the survey read paper books, 1% read paper magazines/manga, 62.3% read e-books, and 51.9% read e-books. The percentage rose to 78.1% for books, magazines, and manga.
A follow-up survey conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in 2010 found that 1% of people who had not read any books, magazines, or manga read books, while 10.3% read magazines and manga.At that time, the survey subjects were in the lower grades of elementary school, and the subjects were books, magazines, and manga for children, so it is not possible to compare the results of this survey simply, but the numbers indicate that there is a growing tendency among young people to turn away from print and dislike reading. It can be said that
The NIE campaign, which is being promoted by newspaper companies across the country to use newspapers as teaching materials for schools, has raised concerns that an increasing number of junior high and high school students are unable to understand the contents of newspaper articles, TV, and Internet news. Some believe that this is due to the effects of separation.
