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Tokyo, Oct. 12 (Jiji Press)–The internet has become the main source of daily news in Japan, overtaking commercial television for the first time, a survey by the Japan Press Research Institute has shown.<\/p>\n

When asked about which news source they use on a daily basis, a question added in fiscal 2018, 46.5 pct of respondents chose the internet, according to the latest survey, released Saturday.<\/p>\n

Commercial TV broadcasters, which had previously held the top spot, came second, at 46.1 pct.<\/p>\n

The proportion of those who picked TV services by public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, stood at 35.8 pct, while newspapers logged 33.4 pct and radio 9.2 pct.<\/p>\n

The newspaper subscription rate fell 3.7 percentage points from a year earlier to 50.1 pct, continuing to decline since marking 88.6 pct in fiscal 2008, when the survey began.<\/p>\n

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