Co-op Kobe

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Co-op Kobe (Japanese: コープこうべ), officially known as Consumer Co-operative Kobe, is a consumers' cooperative based in Kobe, Japan. It was founded in 1921 by Toyohiko Kagawa, and was later merged with Nada Consumer Co-operative. Now, with over 1.2 million members, it is the largest consumers' cooperative in the world.

• http://www.coop-kobe.net/
• http://jccu.coop/eng/aboutus/history.php