2019/1

TOPIC

Do you think that Japanese consumers will buy more imported products in the future?

（英検準１級　2019年第1回過去問より）

   I think that Japanese consumers will buy more imported products in the future. I have two reasons to support my opinion.

   First of all, some imporeted products from famous brand are in demand compared to general ones from Japan. For example, many people in Japan prefer watches and bags which is high quality although they are so expensive. These goods are playing an important role in society in Japan.

   Second of all, they enable us to experience new clutures and technologies. For instance, many young people in Japan try eating foods from abroad due to media. They learn a lot of kinds of sweets from foreigners in SNS. Using commodity made in other countries is good opportuites to learn features each countries.

   For above mentioned two reasons, I believe that more products made in other countries ought to be bought by Japanese people.