Brown : History of the Japan Fisheries Association
Black : General and Fisheries-Related Events
| 1989 Feb -Mar. |
Seminars on "Fisheries and Consumption Tax" were held in Tokyo and other areas. |
| 1989 Apr. | Consumption tax introduced. |
| 1989 Sept. | JFA and six organizations made a protest to Australian prime minister to oppose political exploitation of the southern bluefin tuna issue. |
| 1989 Sept. | Japan confronted with Australia and New Zealand in the trilateral consultations on southern bluefin tuna. |
| 1989 Oct. | The 2nd meeting of ICFA was held in Madrid. The conference agreed on presenting a resolution opposing the U.N. resolution on unilateral regulation of driftnet fisheries. |
| 1989 Nov. | Japan and the United States presented resolutions regarding driftnet fishing to the United Nations. |
| 1989 Dec. | JFA presented the fishery industry's request to the Transport Ministry and the Fisheries Agency concerning the STCW fishing vessels issue of IMO. |
| 1989 Dec. | The Fisheries Agency decided on measures to restructure Japan's international Fishery activities. The Government made the plan to promote the measures by applying new compensation system to reduction of the number of fishing vessels. (JFA was appointed to coordinate the delivery of subsidy.) |
| 1990 Mar. | The Council of Foreign Labor on Fishing Vessels was established to discuss the issue of employment of foreign workers. |
| 1990 Mar. | The Fisheries Agency and the Committee on Wastes from Fishing Activities formulated a policy on optimum waste disposal. |
| 1990 Apr. | The Committee on Fishing Vessel Location Identification System presented to the Fisheries Agency a summary of research reports of 14 districts. |
| 1990 Apr. | JFA cooperated in the organization of Seafoods 90 Japan-Kyoto Conference (a meeting of FAO-related organization). Focal issues included global utilization of processed marine products. |
| 1990 Apr. | The Transport Ministry partially revised the Seamen's Law so as to issue identification cards to all foreign seaman embarking on Japanese vessels from foreign bases. |
| 1990 May. | The symposium on wastes originating from fisheries was held, with JFA and National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives serving as main organizers. Among major issues were measures to process wastes caused by fisheries. |
| 1990 July. | Task Committee was established to consider reform of the JFA's tasks and functions. |
| 1990 Oct. | The Council on Export of North Pacific Trawl Vessels was established to cope with export measures of major fishing vessels. |
| 1990 Oct. | The international DHA symposium was held to promote public awareness on high-quality fat contained in fish products. |
| 1990 Oct. | The Government's Tax Commission presented draft legislation on real property of land. |
| 1991 Mar. | Importation of beef and oranges was liberalized. |
| 1991 Apr. | JFA Newsletter Special inaugurated by facsimile transmission. |
| 1991 May. | Basic Committees established by the JFA General Assembly. |
| 1991 May. | IWC Annual Meeting was geld in Reykjavik, Iceland. Iceland declared its intention to withdraw from the IWC. |
| 1991 Dec. | "The World Conference of Tuna Fishing Countries" held in Tokyo to promote cooperation, sustainable development, and science-based utilization. |
| 1992 Mar. | CITES COP 8 was held in Kyoto. |
| 1992 June. | United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| 1992 Sept. | ICFA Annual Meeting was held in Reykjavik, Iceland. |
| 1992 Oct. | The JFA English Newsletter inaugurated by mail. |
| 1993 Mar. | The Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels was held in Torremolions, Spain. |
| 1993 Apr. | Global Gurdian Trust (GGT) was founded and Later authorized under Japanese law as a nonprofit organization in August 1994. |
| 1993 Apr. | The 1st meeting of the United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks was held in New York. |
| 1993 May. | Symposium on "Japanese Fisheries for the Future." |
| 1993 Aug. | ICFA Annual Meeting was held in Taipei. |
| 1994 Apr. | JFA Micronesia was established in Pohnpei for the purpose of facilitating procedures for access to the South Pacific waters by Japanese tuna fishing vessels. |
| 1994 June. | Symposum and panel discussion on "The day when fish disappear." |
| 1994 June. | The Special Committee on Exportation was established to succeed the business and function of the Japan Frozen Foods Exporters Association and the Japan Export Frozen Marine Products Association following their dissolution. |
| 1994 June. | The Product Liability Law was implemented. |
| 1994 Aug. | ICFA Annual Meeting was held in Trondheim, Norway. |
| 1994 Sept. | The JFA provided Higher Marine College in Kamchatka with a Navigational Simulator in accordance with the Japan-Russia Far East Coastal Fisheries Cooperation Projectbased on the Japan-Russia Fisheries Consultation on Reciprocal Fishing Rights. |
| 1994 Oct. | Fisheries Engineer System was established and seminars were cosponsored by the JFA and the Fisheries Infrastructure Development Center. |
| 1994 Nov. | CITES COP 9 was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. |
| 1994 Nov. | The U.N. Convention on the Law lf the Sea took effect (Guyana deposited the 60th instrument of ratification in November 1993). |
| 1995 Jan. | The Great Hanshin Earthquake. |
| 1995 Apr. | The EU completely banned the importation of Japanese seafood. |
| 1995 May. | The Japan-People's Republic of China Fisheries Consultation originally established within the Japan Trawler Fisheries Association was moved into the JFA to serve as the gateway to Japan Trawler Fisheries Association was moved into the JFA to serve as the gateway to industrial exchange between Japan and China. |
| 1995 May. | The Comprehensive Sanitary Production Process Certification System was implemented with the revision of the Food Sanitation Law. |
| 1995 July. | Symposium on "Function of Brain and DHA" cohosted by the Japan Society for Lipid Nutrition and the JFA. |
| 1995 July. | Conference of Parties to the STCW Convention was held in London. |
| 1995 Aug. | The U.N. Agreement on Stradding Fish Stocks. and Haghly Migratory Fish Stocks was adopted in New York. |
| 1995 Sept. | Construction of the first research vessel, Dmitry Peskov, was completed, presented to Russia, and opened to the public at the Harumi Futo Pier under the Japan-Russia Far East Coastal Fishieries Cooperation Project based on the Japan-Russia Fisheries Consultation on Reciprocal Fishing Rights. |
| 1995 Sept. | ICFA Annual Meeting was held in Nelson, New Sealand. |
| 1995 Dec. | The Skill Evaluation System for skipjack pole and line,tuna long line fisheries was certified by the Japan International Training Cooperation Organization, which enabled foreign fishing trainees to receive technical training. |
| 1995 Dec. | The International Conference on the Sustainble Contribution of Fisheries to Food Security was held in Kyoto. |
| 1995 Dec. | All Japan Salmon Fisheries Association was founded. |
| 1995 Dec. | Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock in The Central Bering Sea took effect. |
| 1996 Feb. | Symposium on "Medium and Small Scale Fisheries for the Future". |
| 1996 Feb. | The Nationwide Fishermen's Rally for Establishment of the Exclusive Economic Zone was cohosted by the National Federation of Fisheries Co-operative Associations and the JFA in Nippon Budo-kan. |
| 1996 Mar. | The Skill Evaluation System for squid jigging fisheries was certified by the Japan International Treining Cooperation Organization. |
| 1996 Apr. | The exemption of the international gross tonnage in the Vessel Crews Law was extended again for another tree years. |
| 1996 June. | The Bill on Special Arragements for Strengthening the Purposes of Conservation and Management Measures of Tuna Stocks passed. |
| 1996 July. | "100 Best Beaches in Japan" were selected and a symposium and an awards ceremony were held. |
| 1996 July. | Construction of the second research vessel, Ametist, was completed under the Japan-Russia Far East Coastal Fisheries Cooperation Project based on the Japan-Russia Fisheries Consultation on Reciprocal Fishing Rights and its delivery ceremony was held in Nikolaevsk-na-Amure. |
| 1996 July. | Fisheries Regulations implementing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea become effective. |
| 1996 July. | Oceans Day (July 20) became a national holiday. |
| 1996 Aug. | The Labor-Management Basic Treaty was concluded on the introduction of the Maru-ship system. |
| 1996 Sep. | The Quality Control Division was set up to handle HACCP, which was being introduced in Codex. |
| 1996 Oct. | ICFA Annual Meeting was held in Seoul, Korea. |
| 1996 Oct. | The International Labour Conference, 84th (Maritime) Session, was held in Geneva. |
| 1997 Jan. | The Law Concerning the Conservation and Control of Marine Biological Resources implementing the TAC system was enacted. |
| 1997 Jan. | An accident involving a Russian Tanker Nakhodka lead to a heavy oil spill in the sea of Japan. |
| 1997 Mar. | The Fishermen's Guide was set up in the JFA home page to provide would-be fishermen with information. |
| 1997 Apr. | Peru Hostage Crisis was settled. |
| 1997 June. | The 10th CITES Conference of Parties (COP) was held in Harare, Zinbabwe. |
| 1997 July. | Clean up the Nakhodka oil spill was confirmed. Ganbare Nihonkai (Cheer up, the Sea of Japan) Support Tour was conducted. |
| 1997 Aug. | The third reserch vessel, Zodiac, was built under the Japan-Russia Far East Coastal Fisheries Cooperation Project based on the Japan-Russia Fisheries Consultation on Reciprocal Fishing Rights and its delivery ceremony was held in Nikolaevsk-na-Amure. |
| 1997 Aug. | FDA approved HACCP training courses starded. |
| 1997 Sept. | The Study Group on Basic Fisheries Policy was established by the Fisheries Agency. |
| 1997 Sept. | ICFA Annual Metting was held in St. John's Canada. |
| 1997 Dec. | Seafood Processing Certification system was commenced for facilities exporting the products to the U.S. |
| 1997 Dec. | The US Food and Drug Administration implemented the Seafood HACCP Regulation (21CFR123). |
| 1997 Dec. | The Kyoto Conference on Climate Change was held. |
| 1998 June. | The Law for Special Measures regarding Conservation and Management of Tunas (legislation by House members) was enacted. |
| 1998 Mar. | The Seafood Quality Promotion Council was set up to promote the introduction of HACCP. |
| 1998 Mar. | The HACCP Management Certification System was implemented for facilities exporting to the U.S. |
| 1998 July. | 50 Year History of the Fisheries Agency was published and its commemorative ceremony was held. |
| 1998 July. | The Provisional Law concerning Improvement in Quality Control for the Process of Food Production (HACCP Support Law) was implemented. |
| 1998 Julyj. | 50th anniversary of the Fisheries Agency. |
| 1998 Aug. | The Maru-ship system was implemented and its management council started examination of vessels for application of the system. |
| 1998 Sept. | ICFA Annual Meeting was held in St. Petersburg, Russia. |
| 1998 Oct. | Yokohama Bay Stars won the Central League title for the first time in 38 years and won the Championship in the Japan Series. |
| 1998 Nov. | The forth research vessel, Vladimir Safonov, was built under the Japan-Russia Far East Coastal Fisheries Cooperation Project based on the Japan-Russia Fisheries Consultation on Reciprocal Fishing Rights and its delivery ceremony was held in Nikolaevsk-na-Amure. |
| 1999 Jan. | Japan ROK Fishery Agreement was implemented. |
| 1999 Feb. | GMDSS equipment was installed on all applicable fishing vessels as required. |
| 1999 Mar. | The JFA was designated as certifying organization of HACCP, and its minimum requirements for HACCP introduction were accredited based on Provisional Law concerning Improvement in Quality Control for the Process of Food Production (HACCP Support Law) was implemented. |
| 1999 Apr. | The Skill Evaluation System for purse seine, trawl and driftnet fisheries was certified by the Japan International Training Cooperation Organization. |
| 1999 Apr. | The exemption of the international gross tonnage in the Vessel Crews Law was extended again for another tree years. |
| 1999 July. | The 1st international Seafood and Technology Expo was conducted. |
| 1999 Nov. | The annual meating of ICFA was held in Fremantle, Australia. |
| 1999 Dec. | Formulation of an outline of basic fisheries policy. |
| 2000 Apr. | The 11th CITES COP was held in Nairobi, Kenya. |
| 2000 June. | The new Japan-China Fisheries Agreement entered into force. |
| 2000 June. | The annual meating of ICFA was held in Singapore. |
| 2000 Aug. | A Special Committee on Fisheries in East Asia was established. |
| 2000 Sep. | The Convention for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific (MHLC) was adopted. |
| 2000 Dec. | The Organization for Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries (OPRT) was established. |
| 2001 Jan. | Government ministries and agencies were restructured into 1 Office and 12 ministries and agencies (form previous 1 Office and 22 ministries and agencies) |
| 2001 June. | Basic Law on Fisheries bill and other related bills were enacted. |
| 2001 July. | Annual meeting of ICFA was held in Tokyo. |
| 2002 Feb. | The ceremony marking the 120th anniversary of the association was held. |
| 2002 Mar. | Basic Program of Fisheries was approved in a Cabinet meeting. |
| 2002 May. | The 54th IWC annual meeting was held in Simonoseki, Japan. |
| 2002 June. | The Low on Special Measures concerning Fishery Reconstruction and Improvement was revised into the Low on Special Measures concerning Improvement and Reconstruction of Fishery Management. |
| 2002 July. | Fishing Vessels Strategy Task Force was established. |
| 2002 Aug. | Seafood Safety and Labeling Committee was established. |
| 2002 Sep. | ICFA annual meeting was held in Akureyri, Iceland. |
| 2002 Nov. | The 12th CITES COP was held in Santiago, Chile. |
| 2002 Dec. | The last 20 years in commemoration of the 120th anniversary of the JFA was published. |
| 2003 May. | Private-Level Japan-ROK fishery arrangement was signed. |
| 2003 May. | Basic Law on Food Safety bill was enacted. |
| 2003 July. | The 5th International Seafood and Technology Expo was conducted. |
| 2003 July. | Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau was established in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. |
| 2003 Nov. | The Skill Evaluation System for set net fisheries was certified by the Japan International Training Cooperation Organization. |
| 2003 Nov. | ICFA annual meeting was held in Auckland, New Zealand. |
| 2004 Feb. | The 1st International Seafood and Technology Expo, Osaka was conducted. |
| 2004 July. | Honorary president of JFA, Zenko Suzuki passed away. |
| 2004 Aug. | The Science Council of Japan reported "Evaluating the Multi-function of Fisheries and Fishing Villages" in response to the inquiry from the Minister. |
| 2004 Oct. | The 13th CITES COP was held in Bangkok,Thailand. |
| 2004 Nov. | ICFA Annual Meeting was held in hawaii. |
| 2004 Dec. | The Major Earthquake off the Coast of Sumatra and Tsunami in the Indian Ocean. |
| 2005 Jan. | The JFA sent affected countries relief for the Major Earthquake off the Coast of Sumatra and Tsunami in the Indian Ocean. |
| 2005 Apr. | The Export Committee was reorganized to enhance its activity on export promotion. |
| 2005 June. | The First Korea/China/Japan Fishing Industry Consultations was held(to be held annually henceforth). |
| 2005 July. | Basic Law on Food Education was enacted. |
| 2006 Apr. | HACCP Certification system was reinforced to include facilities processing domestic for seafood products. |
| 2006 May. | Mid-Java Earthquake |
| 2006 Oct. | North Korea conducted a nuclear test. |
| 2007 Jan. | Convention for seafood export under the joint auspices of the Fisheries Agency at Tokyo. |
| 2007 Apr. | National Fisherman Recuruitment Center was established. |
| 2007 Apr. | Vessel-based Fisheries Streamlining Project was launched. |
| 2007 May. | New Basic Program of Fisheries was approved in a Cabinet meeting. |
| 2007 June. | The 14th CITES COP was held in the Hague, Netherlands. |
| 2007 Dec. | Marine Eco-Label Japan was established. |
| 2008 July. | JFA, in collaboration with the JF Zengyoren and other organizations, went on a one-day nationwide strike in the face of unprecedented skyrocketing fuel costs. |
| 2008 July. | The 10th International Seafood and Technology Expo was conducted. |
| 2008 Nov. | ICFA Annual Meeting was held in Rome, Italy. |
| 2009 Feb. | The 6th International Seafood and Technology Expo, Osaka in collaboration with the 2nd Agri-Food Expo Osaka. |
| 2009 Feb. | Committee for Examination of Projects and Organization was established to adapted to the new public corporation system and review JFA's business activities. |
| 2009 Oct. | ICFA Annual Meeting was held in Rome, Italy. |
| 2009 Dec. | The Skill Evaluation System for scallop and oyster aquaculture was certified by the Japan International Training Cooperation Organization. |
| 2010 Jan. | 1500th issue of Suisankai published. |
| 2010 Apr. | The Skill Evaluation System for crab and shrimp basket fisheries was certified by the Japan International Training Cooperation Organization. |
| 2010 May. | The 15th CITES COP was held in Doha, Qatar. |
| 2010 July. | Skill Assessment Examination Scheme for Foreign Skill Trainees through amendment of the Vessel Fishery Skill Assessment Scheme. |
| 2010 Sep. | ICFA Annual Meeting was held in Rome, Italy. |
| 2010 Oct. | 10th Conference of Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity was held in Nagoya. |
| 2011 Mar. | The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and Fukushima Nuclear Accident. |
| 2011 Mar. | Establishment of the Headquarters for the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster Response. |
| 2011 June. | Seafood Consumption Promotion Center was launched. |
| 2011 Aug. | Seafood consumption Promotion Summit was held. |
| 2011 Oct. | ICFA Annual Meeting was held in Rome, Italy. |
| 2012 Jan. | Let's Eat Fish Network was established. |
| 2012 Jan. | National Fisherman Recruitment Center was established. |
| 2012 Oct. | ICFA Annual Meeting was held in Rorme,Italy. |
| 2013 Mar. | The 16Th CITES COP was held in Bangkok,Thailand. |
| 2013 Apr. | Transition-resistration to The Institute. |
| 2013 Apr. | Japan Taiwan Fishery Agreement was implemented. |
| 2013 Mar. | Japan and Russia Forum was held in Moscow, Russia. |
| 2013 Apr. | Resources Management Office was established. |
| 2013 Jun. | Fish Market Design Council was established. |
| 2013 Aug. | The 15th Japan International Seafood and Technology Expo was conducted. |
| 2013 Oct. | ICFA Annual Meeting was held in Rome, Italy.ICFA Resolution to affect fishery and food security was adopted. |
| 2013 Dec. | Cabinet Meeting of TPP was held in Singapore. |
| 2014 Jan. | Fish-1 Grand Prix FINAL was conducted. |
| 2014 Feb. | The 14th FAO fisheries trade subcommittee was held in Bergen, Norway. |
| 2014 Feb. | Cabinet Meeting of TPP was held in Singapore. |
| 2014 Feb. | The 11th Seafood and Technoligy Expo, Osaka in collaboration with Agri-Food Expo Osaka was conducted. |
| 2014 Feb. | The JFA-JETRO MOU about the duties cooperation was signed. |
| 2014 Mar. | Pravate-Level Japan-Taiwan fishery arrangement was signed. |
| 2014 Apr. | 8％ of consumption taxes were carried out in Japan. |
| 2014 May. | Cabinet Meeting of TPP was held in Singapore. |
| 2014 May. | The 13th INFOFISH World Tuna Meeting was held in Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 2014 Jan. | Export Promotion Office was established. |
| 2014 Aug. | The 16th Japan International Seafood and Technology Expo was conducted. |
| 2014 Sep. | The 9th International Fisherman Meeting was held in Vladivostok, Russia. |
| 2014 Sep. | ICFA Annual Meeting was held in Rome, Italy. |
| 2014 Oct. | Cabinet Meeting of TPP was held in Sydney, Australia. |
| 2014 Oct. | Marine products EU・HACCP pre-certification center was established. |
| 2014 Nov. | Cabinet Meeting of TPP was held in Beijing, China. |
| 2015 Feb. | The 12th Seafood and Technology Expo, Osaka in collaboration with Agri-Food Expo Osaka was conducted. |
| 2015 Feb. | Seafood Export Promotion Association was established. |
| 2015 June. | Bill to ban drift-net fishing passed in Russia. |
| 2015 July. | Cabinet Meeting of TPP was held in the island of Maui, U.S.A. |
| 2015 Aug. | The 17th Japan International Seafood and Technology Expo was conducted. |
| 2015 Oct. | Cabinet Meeting of TPP was held in Atlanta, U.S.A. |
| 2015 Oct. | ICFA Annual Meeting was held in Vigo, Spain. |
| 2015 Oct. | 20th Anniversary of FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries in Vigo, Spain. |
| 2015 Nov. | TPP Policy outline was adopted. |
| 2015 Dec. | The Vessel Fishery Skill Assessment Scheme was partially revised.(Tuna long line, driftnet and trawl fisheries were renamed.) |
| 2016 Jan. | Council for the Promotion of Sustainable Japanese Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products (SJAF) was established. |
| 2015 Feb. | The 13th Seafood and Technology Expo, Osaka in collaboration with Agri-Food Expo Osaka was conducted. |
| 2015 Feb. | Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation on Emergency Port Call and Safe Operation.between Japan Fisheries Association and China Overseas Fisheries Association was concluded. |