CO OPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN JAPAN

• Multipurpose co operative societies are the special contribution of Japan in the field of agricultural co operation

• Japan is famous for Fisheries Co operatives  

• On the basis of fisheries law a national level federation came into being in japan which is called Zengyoren 

• Unicoop was the agricultural fisheries co operatives in Japan

• Unicoop Japan  was set up in 1961

• The Japanese agricultural co operative system is based on Three tier Structure

• The first credit association in Japan known as KOH 

• KOH-TOKU-SHA is the modern credit association in Japan

• The leader of Hoh Toku Sha was Son Toku Ninomiya 

• In Japan consumer stores are established since 1879 

•  Co operative law of Japan established in 1900 

• The consumer co operative Act of Japan passed in 1938 

• Industrial co operatives had established in 1949

• Co operative legislation in Japan was Industrial Co Operative Law

• Zen-Noh is the national federation of agricultural co operation in Japan

• Zen Noh founded in1972

• Hotokusha is the mutual savings and credit society in Japan