What's New
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2025.07.29
JCCU
JCCU to Gradually Switch CO·OP Rice Packaging to Plant-Based Polyethylene Material
JCCU will gradually switch the packaging for its CO·OP Brand Rice to a more environmentally friendly plant-based polyethylene material.
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2025.07.22
JCCU
JCCU Adopts Special Appeal at the 75th Ordinary General Assembly
JCCU adopted a special appeal titled "Our Declaration for Peace 2025" at its 75th Ordinary General Assembly held on June 13, 2025.
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2025.07.18
International
Delegation from Co-operatives UK and Central Co-op Visits JCCU
Ms. Rose Marley (CEO) and Ms. Ruth Buchanan of Co-operatives UK, along with Ms. Charlotte Castille of Central Co-op, visited the JCCU headquarters and held a dialogue with members of our executive team.
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.