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2023.12.19
International
Delegation from Emilia-Romagna region, Italy, visits Japanese cooperatives
On November 14, 2023, a delegation of 32, led by the Governor of the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy including co-op officials from the same region, visited Japan on an economic mission. During the visit, 11 co-op officials, including representatives from JCCU, the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives (JA Zenchu), and the Japan Co-operative Alliance (JCA), met with the delegation.
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2023.12.14
JCCU
Business Statistics of Consumer Co-ops FY2022
JCCU has compiled the organization and management status (fixed values) in FY2022 for 555 consumer co-ops nationwide including health and welfare co-ops, university co-ops, and JCCU member co-ops.
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2023.12.07
JCCU
Enhanced lineup of CO-OP brand products contributing to food waste reduction
JCCU has been working on the enhancement of products made from sub-standard or unsellable ingredients that were destined for disposal. In addition to three pre-existing products, JCCU launched two new products in September 2023.
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 312 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 30 million members. JCCU is the largest consumers' organization in Japan.
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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
564 *
Consumer Co-ops
3.8 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.