History of Kyushu Economic Research Center
Main Events
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July 1946 | Preparatory Committee established (Founders: Shunsaku Noda, Takeshi Kadokawa, Kanae Hatano) | |
25th of October | Inaugural meeting (Chairman: Kanae Hatano), Kyushu Keicho-sokuho foundation launched | |
February 1947 |
Monthly Bulletin of Kyushu Economic Statistics, Kyushu Economic Research Center Ten-day Report launched Placing the office in the premises of the Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce and Industries |
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March | publication of economic reconstruction monographs Vol.1 "Kyushu Coal " | |
April | entrusted with the affairs of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives Kyushu Branch (Fukuoka Association of Corporate Executives) | |
May | Installation of the secretariat system, Tokyo branch office, etc. | |
April 1948 | reorganized to Foundation | |
April 1950 | economic trends documents launched | |
July | Foundation fund recruitment resolution | |
March 1951 | publication of “Kyushu Current Situation Survey Document” | |
August | became a Ministry of Education approved academic research institution | |
February 1952 | transfer of new office (Tenjin hashiguchi machi) completed | |
May | certified as Class A private academic research institution at the Science Council | |
October 1956 | publication of “Current state of Kyushu economy” as a 10th anniversary of the establishment | |
June 1957 | completion of Japan Special Libraries Association Kyushu Area Conference Documentation Centre | |
November 1958 | won the Western Japan Cultural Award | |
February 1959 | publication of “Outline of Kyushu Economy | |
September | 1st Kyushu Economic Seminar held | |
February 1960 | 1st Silver Investigators Conference for Kyushu, Yamaguchi, etc. held | |
October 1961 |
publication of “Kyushu Economy in 10 years” as our 15th-anniversary project “Kyushu Economic Overview” issue start |
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May 1962 | 1st Asia Economic Seminar held (Co- sponsored by the Institute of Developing Economies) | |
August | Economic Survey lecture (1st) held in various locations | |
October 1966 | publication of “20 years of Kyushu economy” trilogy as a 20th-anniversary project | |
October 1967 | 1st Economic Survey of Kyushu announced | |
April 1969 | opened an Institute of Developing Economies Kyushu contact office | |
October | Economic Survey of Kyushu briefing starts | |
June 1972 | Kyukeicho Bldg. (Daimyo) transfer completed | |
April 1974 | Kyushu regional economic trends survey liaison council launched | |
October 1976 | founding 30th-anniversary project (strengthening fiscal base) | |
November 1979 | endowment updated to 500 million yen | |
October 1985 | founding 40th-anniversary project (REQUEST-Kyushu preparation) start | |
June 1988 | endowment updated to 750 million yen | |
February 1989 | service start of regional database (REQUEST-Kyushu) | |
October 1998 |
founding 50th-anniversary project (Kyukeicho Bldg. remodeling etc.) start Kyushu Economic Research Center website launched |
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March 2000 | municipal/ individual membership founded | |
May | publication of “Kyushu/ Yamaguchi Economic and Social Encyclopedia of the 21st-century” | |
January 2001 | 1st Kyushu Economic Research Center Exchange Meeting held | |
March | 1st Kyushu regional economic debate held | |
October | 1st Corporate strategy seminar held | |
April 2003 | E-mail newsletter starts | |
October 2006 | 60th-anniversary of the establishment (fund-raising project, founding 60th-anniversary project implemented) | |
Entrusted with the affairs of the Asia Semiconductor Trading Support Association (ASTSA) | ||
March | founding 60th-anniversary project “Kyushu industry reader” published | |
April 2007 | Brain Support business starts | |
March 2008 | 1st Dramatic! Kyushu Economy held | |
Creation of the "60th-anniversary of the Kyushu Economic Special features" video series starts | ||
October | Email newsletter on new publications running | |
December | Internet book review “21st-century bookshelf” established | |
February 2010 | 1st Kyushu Economic Forum held | |
March | founding 60th-anniversary project, "a new development of regional industry," published (in collaboration with 11 regional banks research institutions in Kyushu, Okinawa, and Yamaguchi) | |
May | endowment updated to 550 million yen | |
July | enter into MOU (work agreement) with the South Korea and Southeast Metropolitan Area Economic Development Commission | |
June 2011 | entrusted with the affairs of the SOlar & clean energy NEtwork in Q-shu (SONEQ) | |
1st Counselor meetings | ||
April 2012 | moved to Denki Building Kyosokan | |
BIZCOLI (Biz Communication Library) opened | ||
April 2013 | transition to the Public Interest Incorporated Foundation | |
Endowment updated to 600 million yen |