JCCU held its "Children's Visiting Day" for employees and their elementary school-aged children to help the children better understand their parents' workplaces and jobs. Introduced in fiscal 2023, the initiative aims to support working parents and enhance employee job satisfaction. In 2026, the event was held at three venues on August 7 and 20.

On August 7, the event was jointly held at JCCU's Product Inspection Center and the premises of its affiliated company, Co-op Clean Co., Ltd., both located in Saitama Prefecture. Co-op Clean specializes in the development and sale of environmentally friendly CO-OP products, including detergents and soaps. A total of 19 children participated.

Scenes from the event at the Product Inspection Center and Co-op Clean

The children took part in hands-on activities, including an experiment to explore how microorganisms in yogurt work and making hand soap with fragrances of their choice. During the workplace tour, they also visited a frozen storage warehouse, sampled products at the employee store, and learned about laboratory equipment.

Children taking part in an experiment

On August 20, the event was held at CO-OP Plaza, JCCU's headquarters in Tokyo, with 49 children participating.

The children enjoyed a game in which they searched for labels identifying environmentally friendly products. They also played CO-OP Nine Tiles, a special version of the popular board game Nine Tiles created to commemorate the 75th anniversary of JCCU. The game challenges players to quickly rearrange nine tiles to match a given pattern, with the CO-OP edition featuring illustrations of CO-OP products and other related designs.

CO-OP Nine Tiles

During the workplace tour, the children exchanged personalized business cards with JCCU employees and interviewed them about their work. They also enjoyed making parfaits using CO-OP products.

Employees who participated in the event expressed appreciation for the opportunity to introduce their children to their work, noting that the experience heightened their sense of pride in the workplace. They also valued the chance to interact with colleagues and their families in a setting outside their usual work environment. The children likewise responded positively, saying they enjoyed the event and would like to take part again in the future.

A commemorative photo with Loveko, CO-OP's promotional character, at CO-OP Plaza

JCCU plans to continue supporting working parents, enhancing employee engagement, and strengthening relationships across departments through initiatives such as this.