JFPI speaks for the printing industry by presenting requests and writing petitions to various governmental regulations and laws as well as raising awareness and promote measures to comply with governmental regulations. JFPI also assists its member companies to utilize various industry assisting policies based on the Small to Medium Enterprise Innovation Assistance Law.

JFPI assists exchange of information related various labor issues in printing industries and take measures to cope with it.

Provide direction to the human resource development and its educational methods as well as providing various seminars to introduce most updated technological trends.

As the information age progresses, various intellectual property and personal information protection issues become more and more important. JFPI promotes the studies of intellectual property and personal information protection issues from the stand point of printing industries and also provides awareness programs for such issues.

JFPI collects and maintains various printing industries related statistic data and release “Printing Industries Related Data” bi-monthly.

In order to comply with the global trends of the environmental conservation, JFPI promotes measures to comply with various environment related laws and regulations as well as establish and promote industry voluntary environmental guideline. JFPI established special award to honor printing companies with respected environmental conservation practices to encourage environmental awareness of entire printing industries.

JFPI has been a founding member of World Print & Communication Forum (WPCF) since its initial establishment and also a member of Forum of Asian Graphic Arts Technology (FAGAT). Through these international exchange activities, JFPI shares various information related common issues in the printing industries.

In order to promote the progress of the sophistication, IT and standardization in printing industries, JFPI conducts research survey of related topics. The results have been issued as a report and also presented at seminars to raise the awareness.

JFPI has been actively promoting awareness of the roles and value of printing industries through events of “Month of Printing” in September. Through JFPI website and JFPI Report magazine, we communicate with members as well as general public.

JFPI has been organizing 4 printing related contests in order to improve printing technologies, raise the awareness of printing and culture.
National Catalog & Poster Contest
National Calendar Contest
Japan Packaging Competition
Book Design & Binding Contest

In order to comply with more demanding requirements in both personal information protection and environmental conservation, JFPI has been providing accreditation service for “Privacy Mark”, which is the major certification scheme for personal information protection in Japan, as well as establishing “Green Printing” certification scheme which certifies a printing company who practice environmentally conscious printing.