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Japan Cosmetic Center was founded to help bring businesses in the cosmetics industry and associated employment opportunities to Saga Prefecture, particularly to the city of Karatsu and the town of Genkai, and to communities throughout northern Kyushu by putting in place a business environment suited to the cosmetics sector through partnership among industry, academia, and government; spurring economic activities that utilize regional resources by stimulating exchanges among diverse human resources and bringing together technologies; and building structures to promote their application to the global market.

Organization Name	Japan Cosmetic Center
Representative	Shinji Yamasaki
Founded	November 11, 2013 *Became a general incorporated association on April 1, 2015.
Head Office	4th floor, Oteguchi Center Building 1-1 Minamijonai, Karatsu-shi, Saga Prefecture 847-0013
	Phone:+81(0)955-53-8701 / Fax:+81(0)955-58-8655
Membership	126 members(100 full members and 26 supporting members)*As of February 20, 2025

Founding Purpose

Building a people- and environment-friendly international cluster of cosmetics businesses that use local resources and exceptional technologies.

Japan Cosmetic Center (JCC) was established with a membership consisting of affiliated companies, producers, universities and other research institutions, government agencies, and economic groups and other support institutions in order to create an international cosmetics cluster in Saga Prefecture and northern Kyushu centered around the city of Karatsu and the town of Genkai.

Vision

JCC will create an international cosmetics cluster founded on the four industries of beauty, health, materials, and exchange.

Philosophy

Transforming distinctive regional assets into value for the people of the world

JCC is dedicated to contributing to the revitalization of not only the region and domestic Japanese market, but also the world by creating new added value using regional resources in the beauty and health industries.

Mission

Creating sustainable industries by tapping the regional economy, supporting members’ activities, and securing new markets so that all may enjoy a better tomorrow

JCC will bring together information, human resources, and industry in an effort to continuously create a new cosmetics industry based in the region by taking advantage of regional resources in Saga Prefecture and northern Kyushu, particularly in the city of Karatsu and the town of Genkai; establishing companies and institutions tasked with carrying out scholarly research and education; and contributing to the revitalization of economic transactions in Japan and abroad.

Timeline

FISCAL YEAR	MONTH	DAY	EVENT
2011	January		Alban Muller visits Karatsu and expresses his wish to establish a presence in the city.
2012	June		Officials from Karatsu visit Cosmetic Valley in France together with representatives of local businesses.
	November		Karatsu hosts a lecture by Alban Muller.
2013	April		The Cosmetic Valley Association and the City of Karatsu enter into a partnership and cooperation agreement.
	July		The Japan Cosmetic Center Planning and Preparation Committee is formed. (Three full sessions and seven working sessions will be held by November.)
	September		The Cosmetic Industry Promotion Office is formed at the Karatsu City Office. The Cosmetic Strategic Team is formed at the Saga Prefectural Office.
	October		Saga Governor Furukawa and former Cosmetic Valley Chairman Alban Muller meet in Chartres, France, to review future exchange and partnership plans.
	November	11	A general meeting is held to form Japan Cosmetic Center.
2014	June		French Ambassador to Japan Christian Masset visits Karatsu.
	September		JCC exhibits along with member companies at the Cosmetic Valley booth at Cosmeeting Paris, an industry exhibition held in Paris.
			Economic Ambassador Florence Jeanblanc-Risler of the French Embassy’s Economic Department and Councilor Pascal Furth of the embassy’s Business Promotion Department visit Karatsu.
	November		Cosmetic Valley Chairman Marc-Antoine Jamet and President Jean-Luc Ansel visit Karatsu.
			Consul General Charles-Henri Brosseau of the Consulate General of France in Kyoto visits Karatsu.
	March		A series of joint business discussions are held at the Cosmetic Valley secretariat in Chartres, France.
2015	April	01	JCC becomes a general incorporated association.
	June	02	JCC and The Beauty Cluster (Spain) enter into a partnership and cooperation agreement.
	July	08	JCC and The Polo Tecnologico della Cosmesi (Italy) enter into a partnership and cooperation agreement.
	October	16	JCC and The Cosmetic Valley (France) enter into a partnership and cooperation agreement.
2016	August	05	JCC and The Taiwan Beauty Valley (Taiwan) enter into a partnership and cooperation agreement.
	January	20	JCC and The Thai Cosmetic Cluster Trade association (Thailand) enter into a partnership and cooperation agreement.
2019	November	18	JCC and The Infinite Capital Holding Company (Guangzhou, China) enter into a cooperation agreement.
2021	July	05	JCC joins the world's first international cosmetics cluster network, Global Cosmetics Cluster.
2022	February	17	JCC and The International Beauty Industry Trade Association (South Korea) enter into a partnership and cooperation agreement.
2023	November	10	JCC10th Anniversary Ceremony is held

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