What's New
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2026.06.09
JCCU
Co-op Delegation Participates in Peace March at NPT Conference
JCCU joined a peace march in New York during the NPT Review Conference, working with Nihon Hidankyo to share the realities of the atomic bombings and call for a world free of nuclear weapons.
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2026.06.02
International
Japanese Consumer Co-ops Featured in UN Report for Advancing SDG 12
A report published by COPAC introduced initiatives by Japanese consumer co-ops as one of the practical examples contributing to SDG 12.
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2026.05.25
Member Co-ops
Co-op Welfare Organization Hosts Inaugural National Case Study Conference
The National Federation of Cooperative Welfare Organizations held its inaugural "National Case Study Presentation Conference." Around 400 frontline staff shared insights from their initiatives.
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 303 consumer co-ops and consumer co-op unions join JCCU and the total business turnover of the member co-ops is about 3.8 trillion JPY, with a total of 31 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
543 *
Consumer Co-ops
3.8 Trillion
JPY
31 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.