Over 75% of Current Reiwa High School Students Have Lied This Year: How Many Times?
Wakamono Research, a marketing information site for teenagers, conducted a survey on 'lying' among current Reiwa high school students. Over 75% reported having lied this year, revealing their attitudes towards lying ahead of April Fools' Day.
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- 📰 Published: March 31, 2026 at 19:00
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Tomorrow, April 1st, is April Fools' Day.
Known as a day when 'it's okay to tell lies,' it's a day when jokes among friends and humorous posts on social media become lively.
There are various theories about its origin, but the most influential one points to 16th-century France. It is said to have begun when people who continued to celebrate New Year's in April were teased after the calendar change shifted New Year's to January. From there, it spread worldwide as a 'culture of enjoying lies and pranks.'
In connection with such a 'day when lies are permitted,' the marketing information site 'Wakamono Research,' targeting teenagers and current high school students (https://wakamono-research.co.jp/media/), conducted a survey on the reality of 'lying' among current Reiwa high school students.
[It was found that three out of four current high school students had already lied this year!]
First, when we asked current high school students (male and female) nationwide, 'Have you lied this year?', 75.7% answered 'Yes' and 24.3% answered 'No.' This revealed that three out of four current high school students had already experienced many lies, even though only a few months had passed since the beginning of 2026.
On the other hand, looking at the reasons given by the 24.3% of high school students who answered 'No' to lying, words like 'Lying is bad,' 'Nothing good comes from lying,' 'People who lie are not trusted,' and 'Lying is not good' frequently appeared. They may have a sense that while lying might be good in the short term, in the long run, it leads to a loss of trust and comes back to haunt them.
Also, high school students who identify themselves as 'not lying' stood out, with responses like 'I'm not good at lying,' 'I'm bad at lying,' 'Because I'm an honest person,' 'I live honestly,' and 'Because I'm pure.' It seems they are also seen as 'honest characters' by their friends, and some high school students don't lie out of a desire not to break their character.
Other reasons included 'I don't have the opportunity to lie' and 'I'm on vacation.'
Known as a day when 'it's okay to tell lies,' it's a day when jokes among friends and humorous posts on social media become lively.
There are various theories about its origin, but the most influential one points to 16th-century France. It is said to have begun when people who continued to celebrate New Year's in April were teased after the calendar change shifted New Year's to January. From there, it spread worldwide as a 'culture of enjoying lies and pranks.'
In connection with such a 'day when lies are permitted,' the marketing information site 'Wakamono Research,' targeting teenagers and current high school students (https://wakamono-research.co.jp/media/), conducted a survey on the reality of 'lying' among current Reiwa high school students.
[It was found that three out of four current high school students had already lied this year!]
First, when we asked current high school students (male and female) nationwide, 'Have you lied this year?', 75.7% answered 'Yes' and 24.3% answered 'No.' This revealed that three out of four current high school students had already experienced many lies, even though only a few months had passed since the beginning of 2026.
On the other hand, looking at the reasons given by the 24.3% of high school students who answered 'No' to lying, words like 'Lying is bad,' 'Nothing good comes from lying,' 'People who lie are not trusted,' and 'Lying is not good' frequently appeared. They may have a sense that while lying might be good in the short term, in the long run, it leads to a loss of trust and comes back to haunt them.
Also, high school students who identify themselves as 'not lying' stood out, with responses like 'I'm not good at lying,' 'I'm bad at lying,' 'Because I'm an honest person,' 'I live honestly,' and 'Because I'm pure.' It seems they are also seen as 'honest characters' by their friends, and some high school students don't lie out of a desire not to break their character.
Other reasons included 'I don't have the opportunity to lie' and 'I'm on vacation.'