In 1949 during the chaotic time after the war, young active citizens of all over Japan stood up for the better society. Two years later, local junior chambers active in each district gathered together, and Japan Junior Chamber, or later Junior Chamber International Japan, was established in 1951. The founding general assembly of Japan JC was held at a conference room of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry on February 9, 1951, and Mitsutomo Kurokawa, the president of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was elected as the first president. Thus Japan Junior Chamber as the pivot of junior chamber movements was started by 7 local junior chambers and 48 chartered members. Since then, JCI Japan has taken a central role of junior chamber movements in Japan, and has developed various projects in cooperation with local junior chambers. The group of young active business leaders who has been taking actions among 704 districts in Japan to achieve the “bright affluent society” with the three beliefs of “training”, “service”, and “friendship” in mind – that is Japan JC / JCI Japan.

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