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Aiming to create a society with consumer-citizenship
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Aiming to create a society with
consumer-citizenship
Advancing consumer education
The intention behind consumer education is to guide consumers so that they can acquire knowledge and skills associated with their consumption life and link them to appropriate behavior so as to develop abilities to lead a safe and prosperous consumption life on their own. Consumer education also has an aspect as an activity of fostering people capable of coming forward to join in the formation of a society with consumer-citizenship and contribute to its growth. In December 2012, the Act on Promotion of Consumer Education came into force for the purpose of promoting consumer education in a comprehensive and integrated fashion.
The "Basic Policy on the Promotion of Consumer Education" (June 2013 cabinet decision), which was developed pursuant to this Act, states that the national government and local governments should provide opportunities so that anyone, regardless of where he/she lives, can access consumer education in various settings, including school, home, community and workplace, throughout a lifetime from young age to senior.
ie point of efen ing consumer ene ts n particular in the We have set up the "Consumer Education Portal Site"
as a place to offer resources that are relevant to consumer education, including learning materials prepared by various entities:
Consumer Education Portal Site
http://www.caa.go.jp/kportal/
It is a society in which consumers take active part in the formation of a fair and sustainable society.
It also implies a society where consumers - each and every one of them - mutually respect their diversity and lead their daily life with a mindset to care not only about themselves but also about people around them, about what will lie ahead of people who are to be born in the future, and even about the socioeconomic conditions in and outside of their country and the global environment.
What is a "society with
consumer-citizenship"?
ie point of efen ing consumer ene ts n particular in the
It is a society in which consumers take active part in the formation of a fair and sustainable society.
It also implies a society where consumers - each and every one of them - mutually respect their diversity and lead their daily life with a mindset to care not only about themselves but also about people around them, about what will lie ahead of people who are to be born in the future, and even about the socioeconomic conditions in and outside of their country and the global environment.
