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23%
23% -- share of people eating out alone for Japanese consumers (2025)
23% of Japanese people eat out alone, up from 18% in 2018.
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23%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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Geography
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B
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95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Hot Pepper Gourmet Eating Out Research Institute
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Tier A
https://abc45.com/news/offbeat/party-of-one-restaurants-are-catering-to-a-growing-number-of-solo-din… ↗
Source Article
Solo dining trend rises in U.S. as individuals seek solitude and self-care
Solo dining trend rises in U.S. as individuals seek solitude and self-care
NEW YORK (AP) — Parisa Imanirad, a scientist and cancer researcher from San Francisco, is married and has a wide circle of friends. But once or twice a week, she goes to a restaurant by herself.
Imanirad said dining alone giv…
Original Research
Hot Pepper Gourmet Eating Out Research Institute
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Methodology
Survey by Hot Pepper Gourmet Eating Out Research Institute; prior figure 18% in 2018
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Japanese consumers: 23% share of people eating out alone. Source: Hot Pepper Gourmet Eating Out Research Institute (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/japan-solo-dining-survey-2025
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