| 1982 | The Japan Prize Preparatory Foundation is launched. |
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| 1983 | The establishment of the Japan Prize is endorsed by the Cabinet. |
| 1985 | The 1st Japan Prize Presentation Ceremony is held. |
| 1989 | The Foundation starts hosting “Easy-to-understand Science and Technology Seminars”. |
| 2006 | The Foundation starts awarding research grants. |
| 2010 | On October 1, 2010, the Foundation was reorganized as a Public Interest Incorporated Foundation and was renamed “The Japan Prize Foundation”. |
| 2020 | The Foundation re-launches the research grants as the Heisei Memorial Research Grant Program. |
