
Mr. OKABE Reo, who played Shogi in Co-op's shogi class (Japanese chess) for about 6 years from the first grade to the sixth grade about 16 years ago, became a professional Shogi player on April 1 this year!
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The purpose of this farm is to expand work opportunities for people with disabilities within U CO-OP and to help ensure sustainable management of the recycling center.
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On March 14, Okayama Co-op held a paid volunteer activity by two elderly participants who use the Day Service Center Donguri House, a nursing care facility, to weed around the Co-op Saidaiji Store.
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On February 15, Mr. SATO Jin, Mayor of Minamisanriku, Miyagi visited the headquarters of Co-op Tohoku and presented a letter of appreciation and a commemorative plaque made of Minamisanriku cedar.
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Toyama Co-op and Co・op Toyama are scheduled to merge in April 2022. To coincide with this merger, exchange meetings of the co-op members including tours of the distribution centers were held.
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Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (JCCU) and many of its member co-ops nationwide started "Emergency Donation for Ukraine" and they are asking their members and staff for donations.
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JCCU and its member co-ops nationwide have been conducting fund-raising activities for heavy rain disaster relief through their stores and home deliveries. In January 2022, a ceremony was held to present 36.9 million yen to Fukuoka Prefecture and 153 million yen to Saga Prefecture as disaster relief funds.
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The online cooking class was held to encourage parents and children to think about the importance of cooking together and to spend more time around the table with their families. 61 families participated in the cooking event from home, using their own kitchens, smartphones, and computers.
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Tochigi Co-op and Palsystem Tokyo held tours of the air-raid damaged sites with co-op members to remember the tragedy and sorrow of the war so that peace could be kept without being forgotten.
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FCO・OP invited Mr. ISHIO Takumi from the Japan Committee for UNICEF as a resource person for the online UNICEF study session held on December 10 under the theme "Let's start by knowing UNICEF."
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Co-op Kumamoto has been holding "Aozora Market", and the fourth "Aozora Market" was held in December 2021.
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By using paper material, it can reduce plastic usage by more than 70% compared to conventional plastic packaging. The used paper bottle can be collected and recycled into toilet paper, just like milk packs.
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On September 10, 2021, Co-op Aich conducted a demonstration experiment in drone delivery. The purpose of the experiment was to verify the issues and CO2 reduction effects of drone delivery in mountainous areas.
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Consumers Cooperative Society Kagoshima (Co-op Kagoshima) has been holding "rice-growing classes" to its members as an activity to support child-rearing since 2002 and as a dietary education since 2006.
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103 consumer co-op members from 39 families participated in the road cleaning activity on the banks of the Kamo River, one of the most famous rivers in Kyoto.
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Co-op members washed, dried, and brought their milk cartons to the event and exchanged them for CO·OP brand toilet paper "Core-non Roll" for free.
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JCCU has compiled the organization and management status (fixed values) in FY2020 for 565 consumer co-ops nationwide (including health and welfare co-ops, university co-ops, and JCCU member co-ops).
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On October 10, FCO・OP and the Chikugo River Disaster Prevention Facility, Kurumeusu co-hosted the "Parent-child River Cleaning and Canoeing Experience" event.
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On October 3, a total of 49 co-op members and their families cleared the weeds in the Co-op Forest in Kuzumaki town and played a treasure hunt game in the forest.
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With the COVID-19 infection increasing opportunities for people to cook at home, this contest was held to encourage people to eat fresh agricultural and livestock products from Gifu Prefecture in their homes.
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