JFPI, as a representative of the printing industry, tries to understand issues such as paper recycling that affect society as a whole, in addition to forming estimates for paper demand. The federation examines such issues by various means, including visits to plant facilities. In addition, the federation monitors shipment trends for printing-related materials and equipments, including paper, ink, and film. The federation releases this information to interested parties.

The federation examines issues such as human resource development and training methods for the printing industry. In addition, JFPI monitors the latest techno-logical trends by making trips to printing and other facilities, which help to establish and promote research investigations (including promoting technological advancement and information systems) and theme selection. Furthermore, JFPI works to make printing terminology conform to usage approved by Japan Industrial Standards (JIS) and international standards.

Since environmental protection has been promoted on a global scale, JFPI is also determined to promote environmental protection as one of the representatives of Japan. The federation looks into ways of complying with Japanﾕs environmental regulations including the Basic Environment Law, the Air Pollution Control Act, the PRTR Act, regulations on organic solvents, as well as laws governing energy conservation, waste disposal, and recycling of containers and packages. JFPI works to provide information and educate the industry.

JFPI participates in the World Print Congress (WPC)ﾐan event jointly sponsored by printing groups from some ten different countries to represent Japanﾕs printing industry. In addition, the federation holds an international symposium at the Printing Culture Festival and sponsors lectures and presentations by speakers from Japan and abroad. Also, the federation aims to promote exchange with foreign printing-industry groups such as the Printing Industry Association (PIA) of the U.S.A.

As the information age progresses, various intellectual property issues become magnified. This federation as well is responding to and studying intellectual property issues such as legal protection of databases, protecting rights on partially completed products, and copyright collective management systems. JFPI sends committee members to various organizations to articulate the views of the printing industry.

JFPI speaks for the printing industry by presenting requests and writing petitions and briefs on matters such as tax system reform, easing of regulations, intellectual-property issues as they pertain to multimedia, and the surplus of used paper. JFPI also supports its member companies by properly responding to the enactment of the amended Small and Medium Enterprise Basic Law and the Law for Intensifying Management in Small and Medium Enterprises.

To accommodate advancement of informatization and environmental protection which tightens regulations, Private Mark screening center and Green Printing recognition division operate proactively.

Along with responses to environmental issues, upgrading technology and enhancing information systems are to be the printing industryﾕs major issues of the future. Therefore, JFPI promotes investigation projects through its research investigation committee every year. To date, studies have been conducted on more than a hundred issues since the founding of the federation. The studies are prized by printing and affiliated industries.

To promote the printing industry as an information service industry to those in Japan and overseas, JFPI celebrates Printing Month each September and holds the Printing Culture Festival every four years. During Printing Month, JFPI presents lectures and awards for meritorious service to the industry. In conjunction with the Printing Culture Festival, printing exhibitions displaying a wide array of printed matters are held to promote the industry. In addition to our Web site, which we use to disseminate information to the general public, we also publish periodicals such as JFPI Report and Printopia Report.

Each year, in order to improve the technology and culture of the printing industry and to provide the industry with public relations exposure, the federation sponsors competitions in printed materials integral to our society. These include books (Japan Book Design Exhibition), calendars (All Japan Calendar Competition), catalogues and posters (All Japan Catalogue & Poster Fair), and packaging (Japan Packaging Competition).