Over 60% of company employees in their 20s and 30s are "interested" in learning about their aptitudes and thought patterns through statistics based on their birthdates!

U-WA Inc. (Head Office: Katsushika-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Kazuma Fuchi), which develops a mental coaching business, conducted a survey on the "Intention to Utilize Statistics Based on Birthdates Among Company Employees in Their 20s and 30s." This survey revealed the level of interest in statistics based on birthdates among company employees in their 20s and 30s, their intention to utilize the data obtained from it, and concerns regarding its application.

Background

As of 2026, with the increasing fluidity of employment and excessive comparison with others through social media, young professionals in their 20s and 30s may be facing serious career confusion and identity crises. Amidst a flood of subjective self-analysis tools, there is a rising need to understand and articulate an "absolute personal axis" that is not distorted by environmental factors or the evaluations of others. An objective statistical approach based on birthdates is one proposed solution. Therefore, U-WA Inc. conducted the "Intention to Utilize Statistics Based on Birthdates Among Company Employees in Their 20s and 30s" survey targeting company employees in this age group.

Survey Summary

- Over 55% of male and female company employees in their 20s and 30s feel they cannot express their true selves in their current workplace or surrounding environment.

- Over 65% of male and female company employees in their 20s and 30s want to know their strengths and aptitudes as objective data for job selection and career development.

- Approximately 60% of male and female company employees in their 20s and 30s are interested in learning about their aptitudes and thought patterns through statistics based on their birthdates.

- The main reasons for interest in learning about one's aptitudes and thought patterns through statistics based on birthdates are "to reconfirm my strengths with objective data" and "simple curiosity or finding it interesting."

- The top 3 intentions for utilizing data on one's aptitudes and thought patterns obtained from statistics based on birthdates are: 1st, "to overcome my weaknesses and bad habits," 2nd, "to use it for daily stress management," and 3rd, "to apply it to job selection."

- The main concerns regarding the application of data on one's aptitudes and thought patterns obtained from statistics based on birthdates are "there are limits to changing behavior alone" and "even if I understand my issues and weaknesses, I don't know the solutions."

Survey Overview

Survey Period: June 19-20, 2026

Survey Method: Internet Survey

Target Audience: Company employees in their 20s and 30s

Number of Respondents: 442

Monitor Provider: RC Research Data

*Since response ratios are rounded to the second decimal place, the sum of response ratios may not be 100.0%.

Over 55% of male and female company employees in their 20s and 30s feel they cannot express their true selves in their current workplace or surrounding environment.

First, in response to the question "Do you feel you cannot express your true self in your current workplace or surrounding environment?", the results were: 1st place "Somewhat feel so" with 38.7%, 2nd place "Not really" with 32.1%, and 3rd place "Strongly feel so" with 18.1%. Summing the percentages for 1st and 3rd place gives 56.8%. From these results, it was found that over 55% of male and female company employees in their 20s and 30s feel, to varying degrees, that they cannot express their true selves in their current workplace or surrounding environment.

Over 65% of male and female company employees in their 20s and 30s want to know their strengths and aptitudes as objective data for job selection and career development.

Next, in response to the question "Do you want to know your strengths and aptitudes as objective data for job selection and career development?", the results were: 1st place "Somewhat want to" with 45.9%, 2nd place "Not really" with 27.6%, and 3rd place "Strongly want to" with 19.9%. Summing the percentages for 1st and 3rd place gives 65.8%. From these results, it was found that over 65% of male and female company employees in their 20s and 30s want to know their strengths and aptitudes as objective data, to varying degrees, for job selection and career development.

Approximately 60% of male and female company employees in their 20s and 30s are interested in learning about their aptitudes and thought patterns through statistics based on their birthdates.

Subsequently, in response to the question "Are you interested in learning about your aptitudes and thought patterns through statistics based on your birthdate?", the results were: 1st place "Somewhat interested" with 39.8%, 2nd place "Not very interested" with 27.6%, and 3rd place "Very interested" with 19.0%. Summing the percentages for 1st and 3rd place gives 58.8%. From these results, it was revealed that approximately 60% of male and female company employees in their 20s and 30s are interested, to varying degrees, in learning about their aptitudes and thought patterns through statistics based on their birthdates.

The main reasons for interest in learning about one's aptitudes and thought patterns through statistics based on birthdates are "to reconfirm my strengths with objective data" and "simple curiosity or finding it interesting."

Furthermore, among those who answered they were interested in learning about their aptitudes and thought patterns through statistics based on birthdates, when asked "What are the reasons for your interest in learning about your aptitudes and thought patterns through statistics based on your birthdate?", the results were: 1st place "To reconfirm my strengths with objective data" with 40.4%, 2nd place "Simple curiosity or finding it interesting" with 37.3%, and 3rd place "To apply it to job selection" with 29.2%. These results indicate that the main reasons for interest in learning about one's aptitudes and thought patterns through statistics based on birthdates are "to reconfirm my strengths with objective data" and "simple curiosity or finding it interesting."

The top 3 intentions for utilizing data on one's aptitudes and thought patterns obtained from statistics based on birthdates are: 1st, "to overcome my weaknesses and bad habits," 2nd, "to use it for daily stress management," and 3rd, "to apply it to job selection."

Next, among those who answered they were interested in learning about their aptitudes and thought patterns through statistics based on birthdates, when asked "How do you want to utilize the data on your aptitudes and thought patterns obtained from statistics based on your birthdate?", the results were: 1st place "To overcome my weaknesses and bad habits" with 39.6%, 2nd place "To use it for daily stress management" with 35.0%, and 3rd place "To apply it to job selection" with 28.9%. These results show that among the data on aptitudes and thought patterns obtained from statistics based on birthdates, responses related to internal aspects such as "to overcome my weaknesses and bad habits" and "to use it for daily stress management" ranked high. Additionally, responses aimed at solving specific problems in personal and professional life, such as "to apply it to job selection" and "to improve interpersonal relationships," were also present in significant numbers.

The main concerns regarding the application of data on one's aptitudes and thought patterns obtained from statistics based on birthdates are "there are limits to changing behavior alone" and "even if I understand my issues and weaknesses, I don't know the solutions."

Finally, among those who answered they were interested in learning about their aptitudes and thought patterns through statistics based on birthdates, when asked "What are your concerns regarding the application of data on your aptitudes and thought patterns obtained from statistics based on your birthdate?", the results were: 1st place "There are limits to changing behavior alone" with 28.5%, 2nd place "Even if I understand my issues and weaknesses, I don't know the solutions" with 27.3%, and 3rd place "Being satisfied with the moment and not continuing" with 26.2%. Furthermore, multiple responses with over 20% response rate were listed from 4th place onwards. These results indicate that the concerns regarding the application of data on one's aptitudes and thought patterns obtained from statistics based on birthdates are diverse.

Conclusion

This survey revealed that over 55% of male and female company employees in their 20s and 30s feel they cannot express their true selves in their current workplace or surrounding environment, and over 65% want to know their strengths and aptitudes as objective data for job selection and career development. Furthermore, approximately 60% of male and female company employees in their 20s and 30s are interested in learning about their aptitudes and thought patterns through statistics based on their birthdates, with the main reasons being "to reconfirm my strengths with objective data" and "simple curiosity or finding it interesting." Additionally, the top 3 intentions for utilizing data on one's aptitudes and thought patterns obtained from statistics based on birthdates are: 1st, "to overcome my weaknesses and bad habits," 2nd, "to use it for daily stress management," and 3rd, "to apply it to job selection." The main concerns regarding the application of this data are "there are limits to changing behavior alone" and "even if I understand my issues and weaknesses, I don't know the solutions."

In response to the conflict of "not being able to express one's true self" and the challenge of "wanting to objectively know one's strengths but having limits to changing behavior alone," as revealed by this survey, "U-WA Style Mental Coaching" offered by U-WA Inc. provides a foundation for taking concrete next steps. This service features a "structural and logical approach" designed by a representative with an engineering background. By verbalizing and organizing invisible emotions and thought patterns, utilizing objective data such as statistics, it enables behavioral changes that were difficult to achieve alone. It supports clients in building "lifelong mental assets" so they can correctly leverage their strengths in real life and job selection, and establish a career true to themselves, unaffected by their surroundings.

Supervisor

Kazuma Fuchi, Representative Director, U-WA Inc.

An expert in "unraveling invisible mental states with logic."

Became independent in 2020 while attending Gakushuin University and engaged in app development support for major domestic services.

Based on the logic, abstraction, and causal relationship understanding cultivated in development environments, designed the unique mental coaching method "U-WA."

Supports the construction of a "self-state" that allows individuals to regain their original senses and practice their ideal lives even amidst the uncertainty of the AI era.

Systematically elucidates the existential difficulties that traditional self-help could not resolve, and works to increase the "U-WA" moments in daily life that change one's perspective on the world.

Survey Conducting Company

U-WA Inc.

"For lifelong mental assets, choose U-WA Inc." "Unraveling invisible mental states with an engineer's brain, Representative Kazuma Fuchi"

Location: 6-17-18 Higashi-shinmachi, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 124-0023 Dolphin 106 Representative Director: Kazuma Fuchi Business Activities: Mental Coaching, Yakushima Program, In-person Seminars URL: https://u-wa.com/

U-WA Style Mental Coaching

This is a continuous program to "cultivate a state where you can continuously regulate yourself with your mind as a lifelong asset." Applying the systems thinking cultivated by Representative Fuchi during his engineering days to the mental domain, it offers a unique approach to structuring and verbalizing emotions and thought patterns. It supports the construction of "lifelong mental assets" that allow clients to continue regulating themselves even after the contract ends, rather than just providing temporary relief.

Details: https://u-wa.com/services/mental-coaching

Yakushima Program

A 5-day program to experience "Life is fun" with mind and body. In collaboration with Hiromi Suzuki, who gained attention on TV Asahi's "Ippaku Kazoku" (One Night Family) and other programs, it offers an experience to regain one's original senses in the nature of Yakushima, taking a slight distance from everyday and societal value standards.

Details: https://u-wa.com/services/yakushima-retreat

U-WA In-person Seminars

These are 2-hour introductory seminars where you can experience the U-WA style in a small group setting. Offered at a participation fee of 3,000 yen, it serves as a place to consider enrollment with peace of mind while experiencing whether it suits you.

Details: https://u-wa.com/seminar