The National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP) conducted an Internet survey targeting March 2020 (N = 1,500) and December 2020 (N = 3,000) to determine the social acceptability of 11 new technologies. We heard opinions on the factors. We analyzed whether risks directly affect Intension (actively accepting use) or indirectly through Attitude (socially favorable technology). As a result, those with similar direct and indirect effects are "autonomous driving", "pesticides",

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... ically modified foods / genome-edited foods", "mobile phones (5G)", etc., while indirect effects are more direct. More than the effects were divided into "genome medicine," "nanotechnology," "hydrogen energy," and "small module reactors." It was thought that this was due to whether the technology was relatively familiar to the respondents or not very familiar to the respondents. On the other hand, as a result of correspondence analysis, it can be seen that the structure of "pesticides" is significantly different from o ther variables when viewed by new technology.