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2026.06.16
JCCU
Peace Action in Okinawa -the 43rd Okinawa old battlefield and base tour- held
JCCU and the Okinawa Prefectural Consumers' Co-operative Union held the "Peace Action in Okinawa - The 43rd Okinawa Battlefield and Base Tour." Co-op members and staff gathered to participate in educational lectures, fieldwork activities, and other programs aimed at deepening their understanding of peace, the Battle of Okinawa, and contemporary military base issues.
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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.
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.