What's New
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2025.11.12
International
European Commissioner Michael McGrath Visits JCCU
European Commissioner Michael McGrath visited JCCU and held discussions with ARAI Chitose, President of JCCU.
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2025.11.07
JCCU
Special Study Session with WHO Headquarters on International Risk Assessment of Food Allergies
JCCU hosted a special webinar on Sept. 16 with Dr. HASEGAWA Akio from WHO HQ to discuss international food allergy risk assessment. The session was highly praised for its clarity and depth.
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2025.10.20
JCCU
JCCU Hosts 2025 "Children's Visiting Day" at its Laboratory
On July 25, 2025, JCCU held a "Children's Visiting Day" at its Laboratory.
What is JCCU?
Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (JCCU) was established in March 1951 as a national federation of consumer co-ops in Japan. Today, about 302 consumer co-ops and consumer co-op unions join JCCU and the total business turnover of the member co-ops is about 3.7 trillion JPY, with a total of 30 million members. JCCU is the largest consumers' organization in Japan.
What is Consumer Co-op?
A consumer co-op is an autonomous association of consumers united voluntarily to meet their common needs and aspirations.
Consumer Co-op Societies in Japan
547 *
Consumer Co-ops
3.7 Trillion
JPY
30 Million
members
These are approximate figures.
*The number of co-ops which answered JCCU’s survey, including not only member co-ops of JCCU but also those of NFUCA or HeW CO-OP JAPAN.