This page describes Japan's International Consumer Policy Research Center (ICPRC) under the Consumer Affairs Agency. The center promotes theoretical and empirical consumer policy research addressing emerging issues including digitalization, aging population, and vulnerable consumers. Research projects include trend analysis using PIO-NET data, studies on cognitive impairment effects on older consumers, COVID-19 impacts on consumer behavior, comparative legal research on digital society consumer legislation, fraud victimization analysis, product liability compensation laws, and cashless payment surveys. The page also lists survey reports, including FY2020 questionnaire results on consumer behavior changes from COVID-19 pandemic spread.
