| 1960s |
| 1960 | 
- Inaugural general meeting Mr. Chikara Kurata (president of Hitachi Limited) was inaugurated the chairman.
- The establishment was authorized by the competent authority (Science and Technology Agency)
- The regional head offices were established in Kansai and Chubu.
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| 1964 | 
- Inauguration of Science Museum
- Inauguration of Kagaku-Gijutsu-Gakuen High school
- Inauguration of the TV broadcasting station (Tokyo 12 Channel))
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| 1966 | 
- Mr. Kougoro Uemura (vice chairman of the Japan Business Federation) was inaugurated the chairman.
- The Science Museum was authorized as a museum stipulated in Article 2 of the Museum Law.
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| 1967 |
- Kansai regional head office and Chubu regional head office were separated from the foundation.
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| 1970s |
| 1973 |
- The broadcasting station was separated from the foundation and became independent as the Tokyo 12-Channel Production Co., Ltd.
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| 1974 |
- Science Museum was a sister museum of the science museum of the Franklin Institute in the U.S..
- The industrial exhibition method was applied to exhibitions in the Science Museum.
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| 1975 |
- The industrial exhibition method was applied to exhibitions in the Science Museum.
- The foundation was controlled by the Science and Technology Agency and Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
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| 1976 |
- The foundation was authorized as a recommended institute for the dark-blue ribbon Medal of Honor stipulated in the Customary Rules for the Medal of Honor Regulations.
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| 1978 | 
- Mr. Yoshihiro Inayama (chairman of Nippon Steel Corporation) was inaugurated the chairman.
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| 1980s |
| 1982 |
- The annex building (Basement to 2nd floor) was constructed as the memorial project for the twentieth anniversary of the foundation and the fifteenth anniversary of the Science Museum.
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| 1985 | 
- Operation and management of the Japan Pavilion (History Pavilion and Children Square) in International Exposition, Tsukuba, Japan 1985.
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| 1988 | 
- Mr. Eishiro Saito (chairman of the Japan Business Federation) was inaugurated the chairman.
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| 1990s |
| 1990 |
- Celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of the foundation and the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Science Museum.
The annex building was expanded (3rd to 5th floor) as the memorial project.
- Operation and management of International Exhibition Pavilion in International Garden and Greenery Exposition, Osaka, Japan 1990
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| 1992 |
- The 1st Youngsters' Science Festival was held.
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| 1993 |
- Conclusion of the cooperative agreement with La Villette Science and Industry City in Paris, France.
- Operation and Management of Tokorozawa Aviation Museum.
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| 1994 |
- Cooperation in sponsoring a regional exhibition (World Festival Exposition Mie '94) by the Japan Expo.
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| 1995 |
- Japan-France Science Exhibition Exchange La Villette Itinerant exhibition started.
- The Science Camp for dispatching high school students to research institutes started.
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| 1996 |
- Large-scale renewal of the exhibition rooms in Science Museum
FOREST - Forest of Play/Creation/Discovery
Digital Link
- The website of the Science Museum was launched.
- Conclusion of the cooperative agreement with Exploratorium in the United States.
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| 1998 |
- Museum of SLN [Science Learning Network] world
- Collaboration activities for science education with schools through the Internet started.
- The accumulated number of visitors to the Science Museum exceeded 20 million.
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| 1999 |
- The website of the foundation was launched.
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| 2000s |
| 2001 |
- The accumulated number of visitors to the Youngsters' Science Festival exceeded 2 million.
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| 2006 | - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visited the Science Museum.
- Prime Minster Shinzo Abe visited the Science Museum.
 
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| 2007 | - The accumulated number of visitors to the Science Museum exceeded 25 million.
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| 2009 | - The Foundation began operation and management of the National Hansen's Disease Museum, and served as the executive office of the 20th International Biology Olympiad (in Tsukuba, Japan)
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| 2010s |
| 2010 | - The Foundation served as the executive office of the 42nd International Chemistry Olympiad (in Tokyo, Japan)
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| 2011 | - The Foundation became a Public Interest Incorporated Foundation
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| 2015 | - The accumulated number of visitors to the Science Museum exceeded 30million.
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