Consumer Reports

Japanese: 《Consumer Reports》(英語表記)ConsumerReports
Consumer Reports

...In 1891, the Consumers' League was formed in New York City, and in 1898, the National Consumers' League was founded, which actively promoted the improvement of food quality. This was the earliest example of a non-cooperative consumer movement that was fully organized. In 1929, the Consumers' Research Institute was established, which began to provide the results of its own product tests. In 1936, it separated from the Consumers' Union (CU), and its monthly product test magazine, Consumer Reports, exceeded one million copies after World War II. Inspired by the success of the CU, the British Consumers' Association was born in 1957 to carry out similar activities, and France, West Germany, and other countries followed suit. ...

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Consumer Reports" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1891年にニューヨーク市で消費者連盟が結成され,これがもとになって98年全国消費者連盟The National Consumers’ Leagueが発足,とくに食品の品質向上を目ざして活発な運動を進めたが,これは非生協型の消費者運動の本格的組織化のもっとも早い例である。1929年には消費者研究所The Consumers’ Researchが設立され,独自の商品テストの結果を提供する活動を始めたが,36年にはこれから分かれて消費者同盟Consumers Union(CU))が発足,その発行する商品テスト誌《Consumer Reports》(月刊)は第2次大戦後には100万部を突破するに至った。このCUの成功に刺激されて,同様な活動を行うものとして57年にイギリス消費者協会Consumers Associationが生まれ,フランス,西ドイツなどもその後に続いた。…

※「《Consumer Reports》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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