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About KyosaiWhat kinds of Kyosai Organizations are there in Japan?

In Japan various kinds of Kyosai Organizations exist and there are four kinds of cooperative laws such as Agricultural Cooperative Society Law, Fisheries Cooperative Association Law, Consumers' Livelihood Cooperative Society Law and Small, and Medium Sized Enterprise Cooperative Act.
Each Kyosai Organizations is according to the applicable law permitted to operate kyosai.

List of JCIA Member Organizations, their Governing Laws and Administrative Offices

Governing Laws

Administrative Offices of Governing Laws

Name of JCIA Member Organizations

Agricultural Cooperative Society Law

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Zenkyoren (National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives)

Fisheries Cooperative Association Law

Kyosuiren (National Mutual Insurance Federation of Fishery Co-operatives)

Consumers' Livelihood Cooperative Society Law

Ministry of Health,Labor and Welfare

1. Kokumin Kyosai co-op (National Federation of Workers and Consumers Kyosai Cooperatives)
2.Saikyosairen (Japan Reinsurance Federation of Consumers' Cooperatives)
3. CO・OP Kyosai (Japan CO-OP Insurance (Kyosai) Consumers' Co-operative Federation, CO-OP Kyosai)
4. Zenkokuseikyoren (The Federation of Japanese Consumer Cooperatives, FJCC)
5. Seikyo Zenkyoren (Japan Federation of Mutual Aid Cooperatives, JAFMAC)
6. Boseikyo (Consumer Co-operative of Ministry of Defense)
7. Kanagawa Kenmin Kyosai (The Kanagawa Kenmin-Kyosai Consumer's Cooperative)Note1

Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Cooperative Act

Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry

1. Nikkaren (National Federation of Fire Insurance Co-operatives for Small Business)
2. Kokyoren (National Mutual Insurance Federation of Truck Transport Co-operatives)Note 2
3. Zenjikyo (National Federation of Motor Insurance Copoeratives)
4. Chusairen (Small and Medium size Enterprise Welfare Cooperative Insurance Federation)Note 3
5. Kaigyoui Kyosai (Cooperative of Mutual Insurance for Medical Practitioners)Note 4

The regulator of each  member organization is the same as the administrative office of governing laws, unless otherwise stated in the Notes.
Note 1:The Regulator is Kanagawa Prefecture.
Note 2:The Regulator is the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Note 3:The Regulator is Tokyo Prefecture.
Note 4:The Regulator is Nagano Prefecture.