News - International

On January 9 2019, 26 Vietnamese workers and their families took part in "The 1st Exchange Party for Vietnamese workers in U-Coop" at Katakura store of U-Coop.

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Expecting Consumer Co-ops with enough potential to change consumption behavior through product development and supply -A dialogue between Ms. TAGUCHI Akiko, Director of ILO Office for Japan and HONDA...

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JCCU and its member Co-ops in cooperation with the Japan Committee for UNICEF had launched a UNICEF donation campaign under the theme "CO·OP Core Non Smile School Project" to raise funds to help improve the education environment for the school children in the Republic of Angola since 2010.

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We are happy to announce that we have created a feature page “Consumer Co-ops' Social Activities”. JCCU publishes Consumer Co-ops' Social Activities Report every year to share the...

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On November 8, 2018, 13 delegates (observation team) from the Co-operative Alliance of Kenya (CAK), consisting of cooperative senior executives, local government officials, and local government councilors, visited the headquarters of JCCU and facilities of Co-op Mirai.

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Since 1991, ICA-AP in collaboration with JCCU has been conducting yearly training program for managers of consumer co-ops in Asia to learn about Japanese consumer co-ops businesses and activities.

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On November 13, 2018, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Japan - EU Follow - up Committee held a High - Level Conference on the Japan - EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) in Tokyo.

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The exchange between Japanese Health and Welfare co-ops and the Korea Health & Welfare Social co-ops are actively held.

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On October 22 2018,"Sustainable Palm Oil Conference 2018" hosted by Japan Sustainable Palm Oil Conference (JaSPOC) Executive Committee was held in Tokyo.

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Since 2010, Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (JCCU) in collaboration with International Labour Organization (ILO), the Co-operative Unit (ILO COOP), and ILO Office in Japan (ILO Tokyo), has been organizing study tours to Japan for African co-operative leaders with the aim to assist the human resource development of co-operatives in Africa.

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On October 19 2018, 18 students from the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy Thammasat University (Thailand) visited JCCU under the leadership of Dr. TAKAHASHI Hiroo, a visiting professor of Thammasat University.

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On September 20, 2018, a 7-member delegation of the European Parliament Committee on International Trade (INTA) paid a courtesy visit to JCCU to hold talks with HONDA Eiichi, President, together with ITO Jiro, Operating Officer/Director, Public Relations Division and FUTAMURA Chikako, Director, Member Relations Division on the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).

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Release announce about our new feature page "Ethical by CO・OP", ethical consumption efforts by Japanese consumer co-ops

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From July 1 to 14, 2018, 10 staff members from Saigon Coop (Vietnam) visited Co-op Sapporo (Hokkaido, Japan) on a two-week study tour.

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On July 9, 17 delegates (observation team) from South Korea's university co-op visited Co-op Shimogamo Store of KYOTO-COOP.

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JCCU organized the ICA-AP Training Program for Managers of Consumer Co-ops for 5 co-operative managers from three Asian countries from July 16 to 29, 2018.

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On July 25th, 2018, JCCU joined the GSSI Global Partnership as a Funding Partner, becoming the first cooperative to join globally.

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From July 1 2018, JCCU in collaboration with a major shrimp supplier PT.Bogatama Marinusa/PT.BOMAR (BOMAR Co., Ltd.), WWF Japan and WWF Indonesia started the "Sulawesi Island Shrimp Farming Improvement Project" in Indonesia.

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From May 2-7, 2018, Dr. TAKAHASHI Jun and Ms. NAKAJIMA Michiko both board members of Japanese Health and Welfare Co-operative Federation (HeW Co-op Japan) visited Nepal to introduce the Health Promotion Activities of Health and Welfare Co-ops in Japan.

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On June 7, 2018, four delegates, including two Deputy CEO's from NTCU FairPrice Singapore, Mr. Gerry Lee, and Mr. Tng Ah Yiam visited JCCU headquarters in Tokyo.

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