INTERVIEW「消費者庁は、どのようにして生まれたのか」 | 消費者庁

This page features an interview commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Consumer Affairs Agency. The interviewee, Yasuhiro Kawaguchi, worked on drafting the Product Liability Law and Consumer Contract Law, and served as a cabinet councillor in the Consumer Administration Unification Preparation Office under Prime Minister Fukuda. The Consumer Affairs Agency was established as Prime Minister Fukuda's top priority, announced in his policy speech on January 18, 2008. The goal was to unify fragmented consumer administration across ministries and establish a strong organization to handle issues like food labeling fraud.