Japan by the numbers (03.05.10)

Contributing Writer

75% of surveyed wives have bought clothing for their husbands, in particular, underwear.
75% of people surveyed at a town meeting said they think Osaka needs to maintain an international airport.
67% of Gizmodo Japan readers said they have deleted the call history on their mobile phones at least once.
49% of NicoNico Douga users say they sometimes think that socializing on the Net can be a hassle.
46% of people surveyed expected Japan to not get any gold medals at the Vancouver Winter Games.
34.9% of people surveyed by internet.com use Mozilla Firefox, 23.3% use IE, 19.1% use Google Chrome.
30% of women surveyed by OZMall said they’ve been able to meet guys through participating in sports.
19% of men surveyed by Biglobe think about getting married when a friend gets married; 15% think about it when they have a girlfriend; 10% think about it when they are eating dinner alone.