| 1932 May. |
"The Illustrated Aquatic Animals and Plants in Japan" was completed. |
| 1932 Oct. |
National assembly of fishery cooperatives was held to discuss revision of fishery laws, measures concerning the procurement of heavy oil, etc. |
| 1933 May. |
"Fishery Day" was established. Annual events were organized since then. |
| 1933 Dec. |
The Tokyo Central Wholesale Market was inaugurated. |
| 1941 Dec. |
Declarations of War against the United States and Great Britain. |
| 1945 May. |
Sankaido Building was burned down by air raids of Tokyo by the Allied Forces. |
| 1945 Aug. |
World War II ended. |
| 1945 Sept. |
Truman declaration (concerning underground resources on the continental shelf, etc.) |
| 1947 July. |
The Fishery Promotion Council was set up to discuss such issues as the establishment of the Fisheries Agency, material procurement and financial questions. |
| 1948 July. |
The Fisheries Agency was established. |
| 1949 Dec. |
New fisheries laws were instituted. |
| 1951 Oct. |
The first national fishery mass meeting after the end of the World War II. |
| 1952 Jan. |
Declaration of the Syngman Rhee Line by ROK which resulted in subsequent captures of Japanese fishing vessels by the ROK authorities. |
| 1952 Mar. |
A meeting to discuss the North Pacific fishery resources was held. Based on the report of the meeting, the Fisheries Agency decided on the resumption of fisheries in the North Pacific. |
| 1952 May. |
Signing of the International Convention for the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean. |
| 1952 May. |
Signing of Japan-U.S. Administrative Treaty. |
| 1953 June. |
Headquarters of campaign on abolition of license fees was established. National fishermen convention was organized. |
| 1954 Oct. |
Fishermen's rally to oppose atomic and hydrogen bombs in memory of Aikichi Kuboyama. |
| 1955 Feb. |
Japan acquired membership in the United Nations. |
| 1955 May. |
Japan-China private-level fishery treaty was signed and took effect. |
| 1956 Mar. |
USSR established Bulganin Line. |
| 1956 May. |
JFA President took part, as chief government delegate, in the negotiation for the Japan-Soviet fishery treaty, which resulted in the signing of the treaty. |
| 1956 May. |
Signing of Japan-Soviet Fishery Treaty (the first year of the Japan-Soviet fishery negotiations). |
| 1957 May. |
16 salmon fishing fleets operated in the North Pacific (the peak year for North Pacific salmon fishing). |
| 1960 |
Antarctic whaling fleets numbered 7. |
| 1961 |
North Pacific bottom-fish fleets numbered 36 |
| 1963 May. |
An agreement was signed between Japan and the Soviet Fishery Committee concerning harvesting of kelp off the Kaigara Island. |
| 1965 Dec. |
Private-Level Japan-ROK fishery arrangement was made. |
| 1965 Dec. |
Signing of Japan-ROK Basic Treaty. |
| 1965 Dec. |
Signing of Japan-ROK Fishery Treaty. |
| 1967 Apr. |
New Sankaido Building was inaugurated. |
| 1970 Aug. |
Campaigns to promote establishment of Japan marine fishery resource research center. |
| 1971 Mar. |
The Wholesale Market Law (unified legislation) was implemented. |
| 1971 June. |
Signing of the Treaty to Return Okinawa Island. |
| 1971 Sept. |
The first conference on fishery promotion was held at the Keidanren Hall (with the attendance of the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.) The conference was held annually for a decade in Tokyo and other areas. |
| 1972 Aug. |
Campaigns to promote the establishment of the Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation. |
| 1973 |
The first oil crisis |
| 1973 Jan. |
Lobbying activities to the Government and the Diet through the ad-hoc emergency headquarter on safe procurement of oil for fisheries. |
| 1974 Mar. |
Headquarter on stabilization of fishery management was established and the national fishermen's rally to call for securing fishery product supplies was held in order to overcome the critical situation facing the industry. As a result, special loan quotas were introduced to secure fuel for fishery operations. |
| 1975 Feb. |
Headquarter was set up to discuss the issues surrounding the U.N. Law of the Sea. JFA coordinated the industry view and requested the government to take necessary measures. |
| 1975 Dec. |
The Japan-People's Republic of China Fisheries Safe Operation Agreement was concluded. |
| 1975 Dec. |
The Agreement on Fisheries between the Government of Japan and Government of the People's Republic of China was implemented. |
| 1976 Mar. |
U.S. introduced the exclusive economic zone legislation, which was followed by other countries. |
| 1976 May. |
The Law on Special Measures concerning Fishery Reconstruction and Improvement was implemented. |
| 1977 July. |
Japan instituted the Law on the 12-mile territorial sea and the Law on the 200-mile Fishery Zone. The era of 200-mile zone began. |
| 1977 Aug. |
Seafood Promotion Council was set up to stage campaign to promote fish diet. |
| 1978 July. |
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries was renamed. |
| 1978 Aug. |
Signing of the Japan-China Peace Treaty. |
| 1980 July. |
Cabinet of Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki inaugurated. |
| 1981 Jan. |
JFA strived to have the industry view reflected concerning the revisions of the Seamen's Law and the Law for Workers on Vessels as steps to set up domestic legal system of the International Convention on Standards of Training. |
| 1982 Feb. |
Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW Convention). Meetings of six regions were held. |
| 1982 Feb. |
The ceremony marking the centennial of the association was held. |
| 1983 Feb. |
Japan signed the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. |
| 1983 Oct. |
IMO's 1973 Marine Pollution Prevention Convention and its protocol took effect. |
| 1985 Mar. |
The national rally for continuation of whaling was held. |
| 1986 July. |
Revised SOLAS Convention took effect. |
| 1986 Oct. |
14 organizations, including JFA, organized "Fish Fair" at the Tokyo Industry and Trade Center. The fair was held annually in subsequent years. |
| 1987 Aug. |
JFA requested the government to include the establishment of the Fund for Research Whaling, etc. in the 1988 tax system reform programs. |
| 1987 Aug. |
Akashio (Red tide) in the Setonaikai (Japan Inland Sea) caused the death of 1.37 million fish. |
| 1987 Sept. |
Joint statement was issued against excessive environmental protection movement in the meeting of the top fishery industry leaders of Japan, the United States and Canada. This meeting laid the foundation for the establishment of the International Coalition of Fishery Association (ICFA). |
| 1987 Oct. |
Campaigns for establishment of the Institute of Cetacean Research. |
| 1988 Jan. |
U.S. reduced fish allocations for Japan to zero. Bottom-fish operation by Japanese fishing vessels in the U.S. 200-mile zone become impossible. |
| 1988 Feb. |
JFA President attended the international meeting of the fishing industry held in Long Beach, Calif, where environmental issues were discussed. |
| 1988 June. |
Former Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki was appointed as honorary president of JFA. |
| 1988 Oct. |
ICFA was established at the international meeting of fishery industry held at Amsterdam (JFA and fishery organizations in the United States and Canada cooperated in the establishment). ICFA adopted a resolution calling for JFA-proposed maintenance of whaling activities. |
| 1988 Nov. |
IMO adopted revision of 1974 SOLAS Convention related to GMDSS which resulted in uniform qualifications and standards. |
