The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants JICPA is the only professional body in Japan. In 1948, the Securities and Exchange Law and "Konin Kaikeishi" (CPA) Law was passed and the JICPA was incorporated as a private establishment on April 1, 1953.
The JICPA was reorganised in 1966 under the revised CPA Law as a special corporation. Among the new provisions, all CPAs in Japan were required to register as JICPA members.
CAPA has 1 ordinary member in Japan, 
