What's New
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2026.08.07
JCCU
JCCU Holds the 76th General Assembly
JCCU's 76th General Assembly approved all agenda items, reaffirming Co-op Vision 2030, community resilience, disaster recovery, peace, and cooperation for a sustainable future.
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2026.08.06
JCCU
JCCU Participates for the First Time in a Social Project Supporting LGBTQ People
JCCU marked Pride Month by supporting Pride Action 30, promoting LGBTQ inclusion, diversity, gender equality, and inclusive workplaces under Co-op Vision 2030.
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2026.07.09
Member Co-ops
CO･OP Kyosai "Pre-Birth Application" Surpasses 50,000 Applicants, Earning Strong Support
The Pre-Birth Application program launched by the Japan CO･OP Insurance Consumers' Co-operative Federation has continued to gain popularity, with the cumulative number of applicants now exceeding 50,000.
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.