Chamber of commerce

Japanese: chamber of commerce(英語表記)chamberofcommerce
Chamber of commerce

...The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) in Tokyo is the central organization for chambers of commerce and industry across the country, and its members are chambers of commerce and industry in each region.
[origin]
In the West, they are called chambers of commerce, and their members are regional organizations made up of merchants and industrialists, which is similar to the Japanese organization. Today, chambers of commerce exist in countries all over the world, but their origins are said to date back to an organization established in Marseille, France in 1599.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "chamber of commerce" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…東京にある日本商工会議所(日商)は全国の商工会議所の中央機関で,各地の商工会議所を会員とする。
[起源]
 欧米ではchamber of commerce(商業会議所)などというが,構成員は商工業者からなる地域的な団体であり,日本と類似している。今日,商工会議所は世界各国にあるが,その起源は1599年にフランスのマルセイユに設立された団体といわれている。…

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