The Japan Open Textbook Publishing Consortium (日本オープン教科書出版コンソーシアム) is an initiative of teachers in Japan. We’re running a two-year pilot program from 2026 to 2028. The Consortium aims to:

Provide a shared open access publishing platform where participating members in Japan can publish independently or work together on collaborative, cross-institutional projects.

1. Create an new environment where teachers can explore various digital publishing formats and approaches, recognizing that members and member institutions are at different stages of their open access journey with different goals and needs.
2. Build on the strength of our networks to encourage cross-institutional collaboration in creating, adopting, and adapting open access materials, and to facilitate knowledge sharing among educators.

The Consortium is about building community and capacity across participating members to support open education in Japan’s higher education sector, and having some fun seeing how the relevancy motivates students.