![Co-op Kobe honored Good Company Certification](/eng/news/uploads/logo_ogp.gif)
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has honored three organizations including Co-op Kobe, in the Hyogo prefecture as organizations where women play an active role at a ceremony held in the Hyogo Labor Bureau on June 3, 2016.
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![Children's cafeteria being held by co-op nationwide](/eng/news/uploads/hopetan-childrens-cafeteria.jpg)
Some consumer co-ops nationwide are organizing children's cafeteria. Here are examples by Ibaraki Co-op and Co-op Kobe.
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![Co-op wins](/eng/news/uploads/logo_ogp.gif)
Co-op was awarded the "Tamahiyo Childrearing Goods Award 2016" on March 3 2016.
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![Miyagi Co-op staff selected to play for the Japanese women soccer team](/eng/news/uploads/logo_ogp.gif)
SASAKI Mayu who works for Miyagi Co-op and a regular player of Vegalta Sendai Ladies, a football team in Sendai city, has been selected to play for the Japanese national women's football team "Nadeshiko Japan".
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![Co-op Sapporo begins sale of cheap smart phones](/eng/news/uploads/logo_ogp.gif)
On June 1 2016, Co-op Sapporo began over the counter sale of cheap smart phone business with reduced usage charges.
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![Connecting with producers through rice planting](/eng/news/uploads/logo_ogp.gif)
On May 7 2016, Co-op Mie in cooperation with JA Tsuage held a "rice-transplanting" exchange meeting with the participation of 90 people consisting of 26 families, producers and staff of the co-op.
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![2015 JCCU Business Report and Key issues in 2016](/eng/news/uploads/logo_ogp.gif)
At JCCU's General Assembly held on June 17, Mr. SHIMADA Hiroyuki, Managing Director/CEO reported about business achievement of consumer co-ops in Japan in fiscal 2015 increasing in both sales and surplus. He also reported about activities by JCCU.
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![Co-op Internet online shopping sales exceeds 250 billion JPY](/eng/news/uploads/logo_ogp.gif)
The internet online shopping service for JCCU member co-ops nationwide keeps expanding in membership.The total registration number of co-op members nationwide ordering through these sites is 112% year-on-year, with a total turnover of 253.1 billion JPY (105% year-on-year).
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![JCCU held Annual General Assembly 2016](/eng/news/uploads/JCCU-annual-general-assenbly-2016-01.jpg)
JCCU on June 17, 2016, held the 66th General Assembly in Tokyo. Out of the 655 representatives to the General Assembly, 436 attended in person, 9 by proxy and 210 by document.
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![Future directions and issues related to gender equality promotion](/eng/news/uploads/logo_ogp.gif)
JCCU examined the retrospective and the future direction of the work on gender equality in the fiscal 2015 with particular reference to two sectors, "staff organization" and "co-op members' activities".
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