Consumer Affairs Agency

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The Consumer Affairs Agency is a Japanese government body responsible for protecting and promoting consumer rights, ensuring product safety, and overseeing fair business practices nationwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese government agency
consumer protection authority
abbreviation CAA
appliesToJurisdiction Japan
coordinatesWith local consumer affairs centers in Japan
other Japanese ministries and agencies
country Japan
focusesOn consumer transaction safety
elderly consumers
food labeling and safety
online and digital marketplace issues
vulnerable consumers
youth consumers
hasAuthority issue administrative orders to businesses
publicly disclose names of non-compliant businesses
request reports from businesses
hasDuties consumer education and awareness
consumer policy planning
coordination of consumer administration across ministries
enforcement of consumer-related laws and regulations
ensuring product safety
handling consumer complaints and inquiries
monitoring misleading advertisements
oversight of fair business practices
product accident information collection and analysis
promotion of consumer interests
protection of consumer rights
recall and safety alert coordination
regulation of unfair business practices
headquartersLocation Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo
Tokyo NERFINISHED
inception 2009
jurisdiction Government of Japan
legalForm extra-ministerial bureau
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Tokyo Metropolis NERFINISHED
nativeName 消費者庁
operatesInLanguage Japanese
parentOrganization Cabinet Office of Japan
regulates misleading representations in labeling and advertising
specific commercial transactions affecting consumers
sector consumer protection
market regulation
product safety
subordinateTo Cabinet Office of Japan
supervises consumer safety investigations
implementation of consumer basic plans
website https://www.caa.go.jp/

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Consumer Affairs Agency ("消費者庁")
nativeName
Cabinet Office of Japan
supervises

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