Consumer Affairs Agency

EDITORIAL: Food labeling rules should be consumer...
The Consumer Affairs Agency is working on a bill to revise the food labeling rules.
Industry ministry, consumer agency split on TEPCO...
TEPCO headquarters in Tokyo (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
An industry ministry committee appears willing to accept the reduced wage level offered by Tokyo Electric Power Co., but a Consumer Affairs Agency panel is seeking deeper cuts...
Recalled products to be listed on central database
Employees of the Consumer Affairs Agency deal with a phone call from a consumer on a product in Tokyo. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The Consumer Affairs Agency will set up a centralized database to keep track of records on recalled products, which are now scattered among ministries and agencies.
Move to crack down on new scam to rip off the...
The Asahi Shimbun
Typically, there's a knock on the door and a polite inquiry about whether the occupant has anything of value to sell.
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