Questionnaire Results

Total number of international student respondents: 110

Analytical Summary

For international students, "taking out the trash" in daily life in Japan is a significant barrier. Providing a system that is "intuitively understandable through illustrations even without knowing the language" and a "simple smartphone-searchable tool" would help international students feel more secure living in Japan.

Nationality (multiple answers allowed)

Length of Stay in Japan

Type of Residence (multiple answers allowed)

Japanese Language Level

Does your home country have a waste separation system?

Common waste separation categories in your home country (multiple answers allowed)

Satisfaction with your home country's separation system

Complexity of waste separation in your home country

Issues with your home country's separation system (multiple answers allowed)

Difficulty of Japan's waste separation

Biggest problems with Japan's waste separation (multiple answers allowed)

Experience of being scolded for sorting mistakes

Sources of information about sorting rules (multiple answers allowed)

Free comments about Japan's waste separation (summary)

Support Needed for New International Students (multiple answers allowed)

Desired Site Features (multiple answers allowed)

Free Proposals for the Site (summary)