Action for a Better International Community（ABIC）is a private nonprofit organization（NPO）established in April 2000 by the Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc.（JFTC）, the largest association of the foreign trade industry in Japan. Currently with about 3,050 registered members, ABIC makes it its mission to contribute to society both at home and abroad, by utilizing its human resources with both linguistic skills and global business experiences. Most of them are former employees of sogo shosha（general trading companies）, major manufacturers, and financial institutions.
（Note: All figures herein are as of the end of June 2025）

ABIC’s strength lies in the ability of our members to meet the specific needs of a company or organization through foreign language ability, functional skills, merchandise knowledge in variety of fields. Our experts provide the client with professional services at very affordable rates. With successful track records and valuable network connections in various business fields, we offer real expertise, based on business background, not theoretical analysis or abstract paradigms, to satisfy the client’s needs.

Our professionals are available both inside and outside Japan, on a long-term basis as a specialist for management, marketing, sales, accounting and the like. They are also domestically available to you on a short-term or temporary basis for a variety of services including interpretation, translation, lecture, and consultation.