From March 14 to 17, 2017 a nine-member observation team from Nepal co-operatives paid a visit to JCCU.

The team consisted of members of savings and credit cooperatives and executives from multipurpose co-operatives.
The purpose of the visit was to deepen understanding about the co-operative business in Japan and to use the experience gained to develop new co-operative businesses in Nepal.

After visiting JCCU the group also paid a visit to the Tokyo Health Co-op, Tokyo University Co-op and the U Co-op.

At Tokyo Health Co-op the group received general lectures on Japanese Health Co-op and also visited Tokyo Kensei Hospital, a multifunctional type home nursing facility and a long-term elderly care facility.

At the Tokyo University Co-op, the group toured stores and cafeteria to learn about the structure of university co-op business, student membership rate, activities of student members etc. The group also visited the distribution center and a store of U Co-op to observe the facilities and later got an explanation about dinner home delivery business.

There was time for exchanges between the group and the U Co-op members to deepen their understanding of their respective organizations, projects and activities, and exchanged vigorous opinions on the present situation and issues of gender equality in co-op.