確かに、現代社会は消費が人々の生活に重要な役割を果たし、幸福や喜びに強く結 びついているのも当然のことといえる。の英語

Surely, in the present-day society, we might as well consider it natural that consumption plays an important role in the life of man and is closely related to his well-being and happiness.

I wonder what effect technical advances such as the Internet, mobile phones and digitalization technology have on the people's awareness, actions and interest in politics.

He also stressed that he fought for the public interest on issues like setting up a consumer agency and revising the social security system.

Thanks to the development of agricultural science, world food production has managed to keep up with population growth - but only at the expense of the future.

Floods, violent wind storms, droughts, killing frosts, and the problems of air pollution, have all, on occasion, influenced modern society.

Floods, violent wind storms, droughts, killing frosts, and the problems of air pollution have all, on occasion, influenced modern society.

According to recent public opinion surveys, more Japanese men seek [find] fulfillment in their work than in their family life.

A high household savings rate in Japan is attributed, among other things, to people's desire to save money to buy a home.

Many people are more conscious of the need to save electricity because of recent concerns about electricity shortages.

You can now use a cell phone to pay for products at various locations such as convenience stores and vending machines.

Japanese consumers are watching closely the U.S. government's efforts to make Japan dismantle various restrictions on imports of foreign goods into the country.

Learning lessons from Europe, Japan has to switch its economic-oriented policy to a consumer-conscious one, in order to cope with the coming unprecedented aging society towards the 21st century.

Learning lessons from Europe, Japan has to switch its economic-oriented policy to a consumer-conscious one in order to cope with the coming unprecedented ageing society towards the next century.

This is because the Chinese people have skin similar to that of the Japanese and also because more people are entering the high income groups that often use high-quality cosmetics.

Because appliance makers have been hurt by the weak economy, they hope that the beginning of digital broadcasting will encourage consumers to buy new TVs.

a method of accounting in which each item is entered as it is earned or incurred regardless of when actual payments are received or made

People in developed countries are overeating while in developing countries many people, especially children, are suffering from hunger or malnutrition.

Students often study with music playing in the background, and people working around the house will usually turn on the television or radio to keep them company.

Similarly, the strongest reasons for stopping are usually the short-term benefits (for example, feeling healthier and more attractive).

Similarly, the strongest reasons for stopping smoking are usually the short-term benefits (for example, feeling healthier and more attractive).

That sports are gaining in popularity all over the world is evidenced by the sports news in the papers by the many sports equipment stores, and by the numbers of runners who participate in marathons or other races.

That sports are gaining in popularity all over the world is evidenced by the sports news in the papers, by the many sports equipment stores, and by the number of runners who participate in marathons or other races.

Just as water, gas, and electricity are brought into our houses from far off to satisfy our needs in response to a minimal effort, so we shall be supplied with visual or auditory images, which will appear and disappear at a simple movement of the hand, hardly more than a sign.

It is a shameful fact that, while there are lands where people suffer from hunger, within Japan there are many households and restaurants where much food is thrown away.

A high savings rate is cited as one factor for Japan's strong economic growth because it means the availability of abundant investment capital.

The Earth Policy Institute in the United States recently reported that world bicycle production in 2000 climbed to 101 million, more than double the production of automobiles.

This may be because of a change in people's attitude toward marriage and the sharp increase of fast food restaurants and convenience stores which are open 24 hours a day and enable young people to live more easily.

In the approaching ‘information society' one of the most important tasks will be that of selecting among the wealth of information available.

People’s interest in disaster prevention increases every year around Disaster Prevention Day on Sept. 1, but this year, interest seems higher than usual.

Employee earnings are composed of not just salary, but also including employer expenditures such as social security and all sorts of insurance.