May 21, 2026

The Japan Consumers’ Co-operative Union has joined the “Japan Responsible Seafood Roundtable (JRSR),”  a major Japanese seafood-related companies collaborative initiative, on April 16th, 2026.

 

With this addition, the total number of participating organizations has reached eight.

 

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Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union, Kyokuyo Co., Ltd., Marubeni Seafoods Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Nichirei Corporation, Nissui Corporation, Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd., Umios Corporation

 

Through this Roundtable, we will continue to address challenges in sustainable seafood procurement—which are difficult to resolve through individual company efforts alone—by aiming for solutions through inter-company collaboration and implementing the following initiatives.

 

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• Implementation of human rights due diligence
• Implementation of environmental due diligence
• Implementation of traceability

 

 The Japan Responsible Seafood Roundtable was established on October 2nd, 2025.