JFA’s Activities
JFA is engaged in the following activities:
Improvement of legal environment
- Collection and provision of information on regulations, laws and cases related to domestic and overseas franchising
- Submission of the Franchising Industry’s petition for enacting / revising laws and regulations
- Research on and formulation of policies to draft franchise agreements classified by the business type and the industry sector
- Prevalence and compliance of the Code of Ethics
- Holding of seminars regarding legal matters
Franchise consultation and complaint counseling
- Consultation regarding the franchise system; Acceptance of complaints and provision of counseling
- Administration of the Franchise Counseling Office
Organizing the Industry
- Expansion of member / registrant organization
- Screening of membership qualification
- Dissemination / promotion of Registration System
Public relations
- Publicizing of JFA’s activities
- Publication of the official journal “Franchise Age”
- Participation to and cooperation with franchise shows
- Promotion of public awareness of franchise business
Provision of statistics about franchising
- Collection, research and analysis of domestic and overseas information on franchising
- Provision and maintenance of statistics about franchise chains
Education and training activities
- Preparation and provision of monthly seminars
- Publication of various works on franchise business
- Administration of the School of Supervisors
- Promotion of the qualification system for Certified Supervisor
- Provision of home-study courses
- Holding of the Elementary Course for Franchise Business
Effort to address environmental problems
- Contribution to prevention of global warming
- Contribution to advancement towards a recycling-oriented economic system
- Holding of study sessions on environmental laws
- Cooperation with local governments and organizations to improve environment
International activities
- Collection and provision of information on overseas franchise business
- Cooperation and coordination with national franchise associations in the world and the World
- Dissemination of information on Japanese franchise business
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- Dissemination of information on Japanese franchise business