LOHAS - LOHAS

Japanese: ロハス - ろはす
LOHAS - LOHAS

A lifestyle that emphasizes health and environmental issues. It is an acronym of lifestyles of health and sustainability, and is sometimes written as LOHAS. In 1998, American sociologist Paul H. Ray and psychologist Sherry R. Anderson conducted a survey of 150,000 people across the United States, revealing the existence of people with a new outlook on life. After that, the consumption behavior of people who aspire to LOHAS was linked to business, and it came to be used primarily as a marketing concept.

This refers to a group of people who practice a simple, nature-oriented lifestyle in response to the environmental destruction caused by mass consumption and mass production. Their consumption behavior is characterized by working up a sweat through sports for the sake of their health, choosing organic food grown without pesticides, and driving eco-friendly cars even if they are a little more expensive. About one-third of adults in the United States aspire to LOHAS, with women accounting for 60% of the total. The market size is said to be in the 30 trillion to 40 trillion yen range. In Japan, LOHAS began to be featured in the media and magazines around 2004, and LOHAS companies selling natural foods and environmentally friendly products have appeared one after another, and the concept is also being incorporated into advertising strategies.

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Japanese:

健康や環境問題などを重視するライフスタイル。lifestyles of health and sustainabilityの頭文字をとった造語で、LOHASと表記されることもある。1998年、アメリカの社会学者ポール・レイPaul H. Rayと心理学者シェリー・アンダーソンSherry R. Andersonによる全米15万人を対象とした調査で、新たな生活観をもつ人々の存在が判明した。その後、ロハスを志向する人々の消費行動をビジネスに結び付け、おもにマーケティング概念として使われるようになった。

 大量消費・大量生産による環境破壊への反省から、質素で自然志向の生活を実践している層をさす。健康のためにスポーツで汗を流し、食材には無農薬で育てた有機栽培食品を選び、少々高くてもエコカーに乗るといった消費行動をとる特徴がある。ロハスを志向する人はアメリカでは成人の3分の1程度おり、とくに女性が6割を占めるとされている。市場規模は30兆円台とも40兆円台ともいわれる。日本でも2004年(平成16)ごろからマスコミや雑誌で取り上げられるようになり、自然食や環境にやさしい製品を売り物にするロハス企業が相次いで登場し、広告戦略などにも取り入れられている。

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