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Cultured meat is attracting attention as a solution to the problems of global warming and animal welfare. Cultured meat is a technology that produces meat by cultivating the cells of cattle, chicken, pigs, etc. It is more efficient than conventional livestock farming and can produce meat without killing the animals. However, this technology tends to be unacceptable to society due to its unnatural features. Therefore, by clarifying the criteria for acceptance of cultured meat in Japan, this thesis examined whether cultured meat could be a solution to global warming and animal welfare issues for Japanese people. The research method employed was qualitative research, and semi-structured interviews were conducted to 12 young people. By flexibly varying the content of the questions, it was possible to identify the factors that shaped the participants' perceptions of cultured meat. The results of the research showed that the factors that formed the criteria for acceptance of cultured meat were concern for social issues of the environment and animal welfare, and sympathy with society. On the contrary, the factors that formed the criteria for the rejection of cultured meat were influenced by the values about food that they had acquired through their dietary education at home. It was found that the degree of interest in social issues determines the demand for cultured meat and that dietary education may be a factor in the rejection of cultured meat. Considering these factors, it is unlikely that Japanese acceptance of cultured meat will be promoted. In order to generalize the results of this thesis, it is necessary to expand the range of ages of the participants in future studies and to increase the number of participants. |