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2026.01.13
JCCU
JCCU Launches Second Collaboration with Fashion Designer Atsuro Tayama
JCCU and designer Atsuro Tayama launched the "VOYAGE BY ATSURO TAYAMA" 2026 Spring Collection. This collaboration offers sophisticated "versatile wear" that blends high quality with practical daily comfort.
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2026.01.06
JCCU
JCCU Participates in Government Project for New Resource Recycling Systems
To achieve a sustainable society, JCCU is participating in a government-led recycling demonstration. The project focuses on extracting high-quality plastics from metropolitan waste to produce recycled oil, establishing a regional system for a resource-autonomous economy.
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2026.01.01
JCCU
2026 New Year's Message by ARAI Chitose, President of JCCU
JCCU President Chitose ARAI's New Year Message.
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.