Account for J-Credit management/transfer
Foreign organizations, which are not legally registered in Japan, can also open accounts in the J-Credit Scheme Registry and hold, buy, sell, transfer and retire J-Credits. Please be advised that:
- J-Credits are created from GHG emission reductions/removals implemented and are designed to offset GHG emissions occurred within Japan; and
- the Registry system itself and the related documents (webpages, forms, manuals, terms of use, etc.) are written only in Japanese with a few exceptions including the Account Opening Application Form.
Managing and transferring J-Credits
Please enter the electronic J-Credit Scheme Registry system (only in Japanese) below.
Opening an account
Please submit a completed and signed Account Opening Application Form and other required documents for foreign organizations. No electronic procedure is available.
| Documents to be submitted (for foreign organizations) |
Account Opening Application Form (Excel)[Sample] A copy of the applicant's Certificate of Incorporation or Memorandum and Articles of Association (If it is not in English, its certified English translation is also required.) A copy of the applicant's official document in English, which authorizes the application for opening an account A copy of the passport (front page and identification page) of the applicant's account manager to be designated |
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| How to submit | Please send a completed and signed Account Opening Application Form and other required documents by postal mail (not by email). |
| Schedule | An application accepted by 5:30 p.m. (JST) every Thursday is processed to open an account in the next week. It takes some time to deliver the account user ID and log-in password by postal mail (not by email) sent after opening the account. |
| Submission address / Contact |
J-Credit Scheme Secretariat c/o Environment and Energy Division 2, Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc. 2-3 Kanda-Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8443, Japan 03-5281-7588 (+81-3-5281-7588) registry@jcre.jp |
Transfer and retirement of J-Credits and other account-related procedures
Please see the webpage in Japanese.
