1960 5 The Japan Package Design Association (JPDA) established and the foundation meeting held at Nihonbashi Club Masuo Takahashi assumed the chairmanship 11 The secretariat set up at Nakajima Building in Minami-Aoyama Minato Ward, Tokyo 1961 3 The secretariat of the Kansai region set up at Design Room of Suntory 1962 5 Seminar and lecture given by Mary Chardin of Art Center School 12 JPDA attending the establishment of Nippon Advertising Arts Council (NAAC) 1963 3 1st seminar about paper material convened 8 1st JPDA Exhibition held at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi department store in Tokyo 9 The exhibition held at Design House in Osaka 1964 9 Ground tour for package design delegated to New York World's Fair 1965 9 2nd JPDA Exhibition held at Keio department store in Tokyo Delivering instruction symbols co-designed by members exhibited and certified as Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) 10 The exhibition held at Design House in Osaka 1966 9 In cooperation with 1st Tokyo Pack, panels of delivering instruction symbols displayed 3rd JPDA Exhibition held at Keio department store in Tokyo 10 The exhibition and symposium held at Design House in Osaka 1967 4 Takeshi Watanabe assumed the chairmanship 9 4th JPDA Exhibition held at Keio department store in Tokyo and Dentsu in Osaka 1968 8 5th JPDA Exhibition held at Keio department store in Tokyo and Dentsu in Osaka Panel discussion on "Interactive relationship between package design and life" conducted at Keio department store hall 10 The exhibition held at Design house in Osaka 1969 8 6th JPDA Exhibition held at Keio department store in Tokyo 1970 7 Package design seminars titled the "overhaul of package design" given for 5 days at Tokyo Metropolitan Center Hotel 1971 6 7th JPDA Exhibition held at Tokyo World Trade Center Building (annex), an exhibition room of the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO) in Tokyo and at Design Center in Osaka 11 Japan Package Design as one of the 10th anniversary projects published by Seibundo-Shinkosha 1972 9 JPDA members participated in the "Stop Rubbish Exhibition" sponsored by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government 12 System of advisers set up 1973 4 Shigetaka Saito assumed the chairmanship In cooperation with "Design Year '73", a seminar titled " subjective and objective worlds" given by Kenji Ekuan in the Kansai region Grand package design tour in Europe conducted 8 8th JPDA Exhibition held at Keio department store in Tokyo and Design Center in Osaka Work list of JPDA members published 1974 8 Workshop for "pack-ology" started (Its report drawn in July 1975) 1975 2 Workshop for "examining design price" started (Its report drawn in 1976) 1976 3 9th JPDA Exhibition held at Keio department store in Tokyo, Industrial Trade Center in Nagoya and Design Center in Osaka 11 Japanese Package Design/History/Expression published by Rikuyosha 1977 4 Shigeru Yamamoto assumed the chairmanship Central area office set up at Public Design Works 9 1st NAAC Exhibition held at Tokyo Central Museum 1978 8 JPDA instructed trainees from developing countries in package design at a course planned by Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific 9 2nd NAAC Exhibition held at Tokyo Central Museum 1979 3 Comparison between Japanese and European Package Design published by Rikuyosha 4 Takeo Yao assumed the chairmanship 1980 7 1st "Package Design in Japan" exhibition held at Master Eagle Art Gallery in New York 12 3rd NAAC Exhibition held at Tokyo Central Museum 1981 3 The 20th anniversary ceremony organized at Ginza Tokyu Hotel in Tokyo 8 JPDA certified as a corporate juridical person 9 JPDA instructed trainees from Hong Kong, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Brazil in package design at a project conducted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) 1982 4 Shigeyoshi Aoki assumed the chairmanship 5 10th JPDA Exhibition held at Shibuya 109 in Tokyo, Aichi Small Business Support Center in Nagoya and Umeda Hankyu Navio Gallery in Osaka 10 4th NAAC Exhibition held at Tokyo Central Museum 1983 4 Grand package design tour in Europe conducted 10 "Free Creation of Package" exhibition planned by members held 1984 8 JPDA instructed 6 trainees from 5 countries in package design at a project conducted by JICA from August 27 to October 25 10 5th NAAC Exhibition held at Tokyo Central Museum 1985 4 "Free & Playful Box—The Creation" exhibition planned by members held in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka 5 Package Design in Japan 1985 published by Rikuyosha 1986 3 Grand package design tour in the U.S.A. conducted 4 Takeshi Okazawa assumed the chairmanship "Free & Playful Box" exhibition held in Tokyo and Osaka 10 "Japan- USA Package Design Conference" held at Keio Plaza Hotel in Tokyo 1987 4 Package Design in Japan 1987 published by Rikuyosha "Free & Playful Box" exhibition held in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka 9 JPDA instructed 5 trainees from 5 countries in package design at a project conducted by JICA 1988 4 Shigeshi Omori assumed the chairmanship "Free & Playful Box" exhibition held in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka 5 MEMBER'S WORK TODAY '88 introducing design work made by members, published by Rikuyosha As lecturers, members including Chairman Omori spoke at a design seminar hosted by CETRA in Taiwan 7 2nd "Package Design in Japan" exhibition held at Master Eagle Art Gallery in New York 1989 4 "Free & Playful Box" exhibition held in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka 5 Package Design in Japan 1989 published by Rikuyosha 10 World Design Exihibition—JPDA Exhibition held in a design gallery at ShiratoriÅ@Century Plaza 1990 4 Teisuke Mura assumed the chairmanship "Free & Playful Box" exhibition held in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka 5 MEMBER'S WORK TODAY '90 published by Rikuyosha 9 JPDA instructing 6 trainees from 6 countries in package design at a project conducted by JICA 1991 5 The 30th anniversary ceremony organized at Hotel New Otani in Tokyo Package Design in Japan 1991 published by Rikuyosha 10 JPDA Exhibition and a symposium held 1992 4 Shuya Kaneko assumed the chairmanship 5 MEMBER'S WORK TODAY '92 published by Rikuyosha 10 "Free & Playful Box" exhibition held in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Toyama 1993 5 Package Design in Japan 1993 published by Rikuyosha 9 JPDA instructed 5 trainees from 5 countries in package design at a project conducted by JICA 11 "Asia Package Design in Seoul 1993" exhibition and a symposium held in Korea 1994 5 MEMBER'S WORK TODAY '94 published by Rikuyosha 10 "Free & Playful Box" exhibition held in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Toyama 11 "Asia Package Design in Shanghai 1994" exhibition and a symposium held in China 1995 5 Package Design in Japan 1995 published by Rikuyosha "Japan Package Design Award" exhibition held at a JIDPO show room 9 "Asia Package Design in Taipei 1995" exhibition and a symposium held in Taiwan 1996 5 MEMBER'S WORK TODAY '96 published by Rikuyosha 9 JPDA entrusted with a project from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to make a separate instruction book for enforcing the assessment of products and manufacturing methods in 1996 (A report on the "approach to ecological package design" made in 1997) 11 Grand package design tour in Europe conducted 12 JPDA participated in "Conference for promoting Japan Design" hosted by JIDPO, studying Internet research 1997 5 Package Design in Japan 1997 published by Rikuyosha 8 JPDA entrusted with a project from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to make a separate instruction book for enforcing the assessment of products and manufacturing methods in 1997 (A report made in 1998) 10 "Asia Package Design in Osaka 1997" exhibition and a symposium held in Japan 11 "JPDA Package Award '97 Prized Work Exhibition" held at Osaka Design Promotion Plaza in Osaka 1998 2 "Beautiful Ecological Package Exhibition" held in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Toyama and Seoul 5 MEMBER'S WORK TODAY '98 published by Rikuyosha 8 "Japanese Package Design Exhibition" held at International Design Center Gallery in Nagoya 10 The exhibition displayed at Istanbul International Design Encounters in Turkey 1999 5 Package Design in Japan 1999 published by Rikuyosha 7 Short course on intellectual property rights titled "Designers should have common knowledge-basic rules of intellectual property rights" held at Ochanomizu Square C Building in Tokyo 11 "Asia Package Design in Shanghai 1999" exhibition and a symposium held in China 2000 4 Yosei Kawaji assumed the chairmanship 6 MEMBER'S WORK TODAY 2000 published by Rikuyosha 9 Design work by members exhibited at "Toyama Design Fair 2000" held at Toyama City Plaza 11 Grand package design tour in the U.S.A. conducted 2001 5 Package Design in Japan 2001 published by Rikuyosha 6 "JPDA and PDA Congress in Tokyo" as one of JPDA 40th anniversary projects held at City Center Hall in Tokyo 9 Design work by members exhibited at "Toyama Design Fair 2001" held at Toyama City Plaza 2002 5 MEMBER'S WORK TODAY 2002 published by Rikuyosha 7 International Package Design Conference "New York-New York" held at Sogetsu Hall in Tokyo 9 Design work by members exhibited at "Toyama Design Fair 2002" and "Universal Design Exhibition" held at Toyama City Plaza 11 JPDA participated in PDA Congress and grand design tour in Switzerland and the U.K. conducted 12 "Asia Package Design in Taipei 2002" exhibition and a symposium held in Taiwan 2003 5 Package Design in Japan 2003 published by Rikuyosha 7 "JPDA International Design Conference 2003" held at City Center Hall in Tokyo 10 Design work by members exhibited at "Toyama Design Fair 2003" and "Japan Package Design Award 2003" exhibition held at Toyama City Plaza 2004 4 MEMBER'S WORK TODAY 2004 published by Rikuyosha 9 Design work by members exhibited at "Toyama Design Fair 2004" held at Toyama City Plaza 10 National conference and "Asia Package Design in Tokyo 2004", where lectures and area reports were presented and an official catalogue was published, held at Izumi Garden Gallery JPDA participated in PDA Congress and grand design tour in Paris, Milan and Turin conducted 2005 5 Package Design in Japan 2005 published by Rikuyosha 6 "National Conference in Nagoya 2005", where a keynote address was delivered, and a party held Visitation to EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN 7 "Japan Package Design Award 2005 in Osaka University of Arts" exhibition held in Osaka 10 JPDA 45th anniversary projects such as a keynote address, a talk show and a party conducted at Marunouchi My Plaza/Palace Hotel As one of its projects, Package Design in Japan-Special Issue published 11 "APD Seoul 2005", where lectures and area reports were delivered and panelsÅ@exhibited, held in Seoul Its official catalogue published Grand design tour in Korea conducted 2006 4 Fumi Sasada assumed the chairmanship 5 MEMBER'S WORK TODAY 2006 published by Rikuyosha 10 "National Conference in Kyoto 2006", where a keynote address was delivered and a party held "ZENKOKU Future NOREN" held in Kyoto Design work by members exhibited at "Toyama Design Fair 2006" held at Toyama City Plaza 11 "APD Shanghai 2006" held in Shanghai