The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (JICPA) is the sole organization for the CPA

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Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. It was originally formed in 1949 as a self-regulatory association, and reorganized under the

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. In order to practice as a CPA, a qualified person must register with the JICPA and join its membership. In this way the JICPA may effectively guide and supervise its members and maintain close contact with them for the maintenance of a strong and independent organization. The JICPA, through its various

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and project teams, carries out a wide range of activities from self-regulation to the provision of services to its members.

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{{Authority control Professional associations based in Japan Organizations established in 1949 1949 establishments in Japan Member bodies of the International Federation of Accountants