Japan Apparel Fashion Industry Council

What Japan Apparel Fashion Industry Council does

JAFIC (Japan Apparel Fashion Industry Council / 一般社団法人日本アパレル・ファッション産業協会) is a General Incorporated Association founded in 1982 and headquartered in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. It functions as the comprehensive industry body for Japan's apparel and fashion sector, serving as a coordinating and representative organization rather than a commercial enterprise. Its membership comprises 260 companies spanning the full apparel supply chain—from textile manufacturers to retailers—split into 126 regular members (engaged in apparel product planning, production, and sales) and 134 associate/supporting members. JAFIC's mandate covers industry representation, demand creation, market expansion, CSR and sustainability, quality control, trade and customs matters, logistics reform, and human resources development.

JAFIC's service portfolio is organized around committees (CSR, Human Resources, Logistics, Quality Management & Consumer Response, Corporate Revitalization, Trade Issues) and a set of named programs and platforms. The JAFIC PLATFORM business matching system connects designers, J∞QUALITY certified textile and knit manufacturers, sewing factories, and digital solution providers. J∞QUALITY is a quality certification system for Japanese textile and fashion manufacturing. Additional programs include the FASHION BIZ NAVI industry information portal, the Career Practice Course (就活実践講座), women's advancement seminars, the APPAREL STORY PR video series, and—most recently—GHG Emission Calculation Guidelines for fashion industry decarbonization (2025) and a Sustainable Fashion Campaign with public logo/copy contest (2026). JAFIC has no proprietary AI/ML technology; its digital properties are coordination and information-dissemination tools.

The association is funded by membership fees and operates with a lean 1-10 employee staff. It submits formal policy positions to Japanese government agencies (notably the Ministry of Finance Customs and Tariff Bureau on tariff matters) and maintains international coordination agreements, including an IP protection memorandum with the China Textile Industry Association. Geographic scope is exclusively domestic Japan. Revenue and detailed financial figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Japan Apparel Fashion Industry Council

Legal name

一般人法人日本アパレル・ファッション産業協会

Website

https://jafic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JAFIC is a non-profit General Incorporated Association serving as the comprehensive industry body for Japan's apparel and fashion sector, coordinating CSR, sustainability, trade, quality, and human resource initiatives across its 260 member companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Apparel and Fashion Industry Association Services

NAICS

Apparel Manufacturing (315)

SIC

Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions (5130)

akta.pro primary industry

Conformity Assessment, Testing, Inspection & Certification Cooperation (BPADANAD)

Keywords

• Apparel industry association
• Fashion industry council
• Business matching events
• Textile quality certification
• Sustainable fashion guidelines

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

JAFIC is a General Incorporated Association (non-profit industry body) that promotes the development of Japan's apparel and fashion industry by coordinating industry-wide initiatives, operating committees on CSR/sustainability, human resources, logistics, quality management, and trade, and providing member services such as the JAFIC PLATFORM business matching service, J∞QUALITY quality certification, FASHION BIZ NAVI industry information portal, career development programs, and industry guidelines including GHG emission calculation methods for fashion industry decarbonization.

Product overview

Japan Apparel Fashion Industry Council (JAFIC) is a general incorporated association serving as an industry organization for the Japanese apparel and fashion sector, not a technology product company. Its service portfolio consists of: (1) JAFIC PLATFORM for business matching among fashion designers, J∞QUALITY certified manufacturers, and digital solution providers; (2) JAFIC就活実践講座 career development programs; (3) GHG排出量算定方法ガイドライン for fashion industry decarbonization; (4) various committees covering CSR, human resources, logistics, quality control, and corporate revitalization; and (5) industry-specific tools like the former 取扱い表示記号検索システム. JAFIC acts as a coordinating body rather than a software vendor, providing industry guidelines, certification systems, networking platforms, and educational resources to its 260 member companies (126 regular members and 134 supporting members).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JAFIC PLATFORM: Business matching platform for fashion industry members
• J QUALITY
• FASHION BIZ NAVI

Products and services

• JAFIC PLATFORM Business Matching
• J∞QUALITY Quality Certification System
• FASHION BIZ NAVI Industry Information Portal
• GHG Emission Calculation Guidelines for Fashion Industry Decarbonization
• JAFIC Career Practice Course (就活実践講座)
• Apparel Fashion Human Resources Development Site
• Sustainable Fashion Exhibition (衣の一生)
• Combination Display Common Code (組合せ表示共通コード)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Sustainable Apparel Coalition: A global multi-stakeholder alliance developing the Higg Index and related sustainability tools. Conceptually adjacent to JAFIC's CSR Committee and GHG Emission Calculation Guidelines work, operating as a non-overlapping but thematically related sustainability standards body in apparel.

Direct peers

• Euratex (European Apparel and Textile Confederation): The Brussels-based confederation representing the European textile and apparel industry, directly comparable to JAFIC in scope of industry representation, policy advocacy, and sustainability/circular-economy initiatives like JAFIC's CSR committee work.
• UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT): The UK industry body representing fashion and textile manufacturers, designers, and retailers. Parallel to JAFIC in providing industry representation, business development, supply chain connections, and skills/training programs.
• American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA): The US apparel and footwear industry trade association, the closest international peer to JAFIC. Both function as the unified industry body representing manufacturers, brands, and retailers in their respective geographies, engaging in policy advocacy, standards coordination, and sustainability leadership.
• China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC): The apex industry body for China's massive textile and apparel sector, directly comparable in scale of industry representation and policy coordination, and a natural counterpart to JAFIC for international cooperation (notably referenced in JAFIC's IP-protection memorandum of 2008).
• Japan Textile Industry Federation (Nissenren): A closely related Japanese industry body covering the textile/apparel value chain, with overlapping membership and explicit data-sharing referenced in JAFIC's own member resources. A natural domestic counterpart collaborating on industry standards and trade matters.

Regional players

• Korean Federation of Textile Industries (KOFOTI): The Korean apparel and textile industry trade body, a regional peer operating in a neighboring East Asian market with similar scope of services (advocacy, standards, trade policy, and HR development) but primarily serving Korea rather than competing with JAFIC in Japan.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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