- 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
