In February 2022 Professor Antonio Fici from the University of Molise in Italy interviewed Osamu Nakano, a Board Member of Japan Worker Cooperatives Union and Vice President of the Board of the International Organisation of Industrial and Service Cooperatives (CICOPA).The interview explored the main changes introduced under the 2020 Worker Cooperatives Act, and the impact these had had on Japanese cooperatives. The new law, which allows businesses to register as worker cooperatives, is expected to pave the way for a new wave of co-ops.The interview was facilitated by the International Cooperative Alliance’s Cooperative Law Committee (ICA-CLC) of which Prof. Fici is a member.