Host: Japanese Society for the Science of Design
The external environment surrounding the traditional craft industry is changing rapidly. The author surveyed local producers’ interests in cashless settlement and hometown tax system etc. Through the cross-tabulation analysis, it turned out that producers with high interest in new product development are interested in cashless payments, and those who are conscious of the weakening of distribution are interested in hometown tax. And the author revealed that producers with increasing sales tend to take an aggressive stance rather than regarding the economic slump as reasons for market shrinkage.
