
JCCU has endorsed the Dementia Barrier-Free Declaration. We are committed to helping build a society where people with dementia and their families can live with peace of mind.
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JCCU will gradually switch the packaging for its CO·OP Brand Rice to a more environmentally friendly plant-based polyethylene material.
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JCCU adopted a special appeal titled "Our Declaration for Peace 2025" at its 75th Ordinary General Assembly held on June 13, 2025.
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Ms. Rose Marley (CEO) and Ms. Ruth Buchanan of Co-operatives UK, along with Ms. Charlotte Castille of Central Co-op, visited the JCCU headquarters and held a dialogue with members of our executive team.
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At the 75th Annual General Assembly of JCCU, all agenda items including the FY2025 Business Plan were approved, and new Board Members were elected.
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Consumer co-ops in Japan raised funds after the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in January 2024 and continued after the Oku-Noto Heavy Rain Disaster in September. On May 15th, relief funds were donated to Ishikawa Prefecture.
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In light of the recent adoption of the Resolution Calling for the Promotion of Cooperatives to Mark the International Year of Cooperatives by the National Diet of Japan, JCCU issues the following statement.
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JCCU announced the results of FY2024 CO・OP Brand Frozen Food Business and Outlined Strategic Plans for FY2025.
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JCCU promotes Fairtrade through certified products and awareness efforts, and was registered as a "Fair Trade Workplace" in April 2025.
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With JCCU's support, toilets and drinking water facilities were installed at a school in India and completed in March 2025, creating a welcoming space for students.
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On May 1, 2025, JCCU launched the CO・OP Bigeye Tuna Cut-Off Pieces, marking the first CO・OP Brand product to use MSC-certified tuna.
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JCCU and "Action For Children's Future" have awarded a total of ¥6.46 million in grants to 17 organizations for activities supporting children in poverty for the FY2024. The grant presentation ceremony was held online on March 6, 2025.
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JCCU has compiled the latest figures on the "Community Watch-over Agreement" being promoted between consumer co-ops nationwide and local governments. This initiative, which began in 2007, has steadily expanded across the country as the aging population increases.
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The "CO·OP Quality" brand, known for its commitment to deliciousness and developed by the JCCU, has marked its 10th anniversary. On March 1, 2025, the brand launched a new product.
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The JCCU announced that the childcare leave acquisition rate among male employees in 2024 reached 84.2%.
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JCCU launched the "CO•OP × Red Cup Campaign", which is an initiative of the Japan Association for the World Food Programme (JAWFP), from October 1 to November 10, 2024, and raised 4,015,975 yen in donations through the support of its member co-ops nationwide.
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On February 18, 2025, the International Co-operative Alliance Asia-Pacific (ICA-AP) Regional Board Meeting was held in Tokyo, Japan, as part of the IYC 2025 Kick-off Event, which took place on February 19, 2025.
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In order to revitalize the operations of member co-ops nationwide, JCCU has established the following three pillars as the business policy for its CO・OP Brand Product business in FY2025.
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JCCU has announced the business overview for its community-based consumer co-ops nationwide from April to November 2024 and JCCU from April to December 2024.
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The United Nations has officially designated 2025 as the "International Year of Cooperatives" (IYC2025), under the theme "Cooperatives Build a Better World"
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