What's New
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2025.12.22
JCCU
We wish you a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year!
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2025.12.16
JCCU
JCCU, together with member co-ops and partner organizations, has launched the inaugural "Everyone's Read-Aloud Picture Book Award." Preschools across Japan, along with picture-book enthusiasts nationwide, voted to select the titles they most want to read aloud.
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2025.12.08
JCCU
2025-2026 Profile Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union
We are pleased to announce the publication of the JCCU Profile 2025-2026, which provides an up-to-date overview of the Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union and its member co-ops.
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.