"Namegata GIFT" Free Present: Partnership Agreement for Childcare Support Signed at Namegata City Hall on May 13 (Wed) [Ibaraki, Tochigi]

Pal System Ibaraki Tochigi Consumer Cooperative (Headquarters: Maika, Mito City; President: Yasuyo Aoki) and Namegata City (Mayor: Toshimi Takasu) will hold a signing ceremony for a childcare support agreement at Namegata City Hall on Wednesday, May 13, from 11:00 AM. Based on this agreement, "Namegata GIFT" packages, filled with products useful for childcare, will be delivered to applying child-rearing households. Through the collaboration between the administration and the consumer cooperative, the aim is to create an environment where citizens can raise children with peace of mind and all children can grow up healthy.

Baby food recipes and iron-fortified juices for body care

Based on the "Partnership Agreement for the Promotion of Childcare Support," Namegata City will distribute information cards for "Namegata GIFT" – a baby shower gift package of childcare products – during "baby visits" for infants up to 4 months old. Upon application, Pal System will deliver wipes, baby soap, recipe books useful for making baby food, and iron-fortified vegetable juices for adults engaged in daily childcare, all free of charge via its home delivery service.

Pal System will deliver "Namegata GIFT" directly to the applicant's home on behalf of the city. During the visit, information such as childcare consultation services and lists of support organizations created by the city will be introduced, connecting this to "monitoring activities" that provide support for childcare concerns. As a consumer cooperative that supports child-rearing households, Pal System will play the role of providing and delivering products.

This agreement marks the 28th childcare support partnership agreement with municipalities since the program began in fiscal year 2024, expanding community-wide childcare support.

Signing Ceremony for the "Partnership Agreement for the Promotion of Childcare Support" with Namegata City

Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026, from 11:00 AM

Venue: Namegata City Hall, Tamatsukuri Branch, 2nd Floor Mayor's Office (404 Tamatsukuri Ko, Namegata City, Ibaraki Prefecture)

【Attendees】Hisao Kashiwabara, Director of Citizen Welfare Department, Namegata City

Yasuyo Aoki, President, Pal System Ibaraki Tochigi Consumer Cooperative

Rich childcare information including recipes and columns

Leveraging its community-rooted consumer cooperative home delivery infrastructure, Pal System provides information on original products useful for childcare, childcare-related exchange events held with users, and its independently operated childcare website "Kosodate 123."

Pal System Ibaraki Tochigi will continue to aim for community development where everyone can raise children with peace of mind, collaborating with the administration and various other people as a consumer cooperative that actively disseminates childcare information.

Pal System Ibaraki Tochigi Consumer Cooperative

Location: 2-1-39 Maika, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture; President: Yasuyo Aoki Capital: 7.09 billion yen; Membership: 141,000; Total Business Volume: 18.34 billion yen (as of end of March 2025) HP: https://www.palsystem-ibaraki.coop/

Pal System Consumer Cooperative Federation Location: LaquaS Higashi Shinjuku, 2-2-6 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Haruyuki Shibusawa 13 members; Total business volume of unified business system users: 260.42 billion yen / Total membership: 1.762 million (as of end of March 2025) Member cooperatives: Pal System Tokyo, Pal System Kanagawa, Pal System Chiba, Pal System Saitama, Pal System Ibaraki Tochigi, Pal System Yamanashi Nagano, Pal System Gunma, Pal System Fukushima, Pal System Shizuoka, Pal System Niigata Tokimeki, Pal System Kyosai Ren, Saitama Workers' Cooperative, Ai Coop Miyagi HP: https://www.pal-system.co.jp/