May. 1970	National Consumer Center Law(NCAC Law) passed and announced
Oct. 1970	Inauguration of NCAC
Apr. 1971	First issue of ‘Gekkan Kokumin Seikatsu’(People's Life monthly magazine)published
Oct. 1971	Consumer administration staff training and courses for consumers began
	NCAC-sponsored television and radio programs started
Jul. 1972	Moved to newly-built NCAC Building in Minato Ward
Feb. 1973	First use of computers
Nov. 1974	First comparative product testing
Jan. 1975	Consumer counselor training courses started
Mar. 1980	Product testing and training facilities completed in Sagamihara, Kanagawa
Feb. 1981	First issue of bimonthly magazine ‘Tashikana me’（Critical Eyes）
Apr. 1984	PIO-NET debuted
Oct. 1988	First issue of ‘Shohi-Seikatsu Nenpo’(The Annual Report on Consumer Affairs)published
Jul. 1991	Inauguration of Official Qualified Consumer Counselor system
Dec. 1991	‘Tashikana me’（Critical Eyes） becomes monthly
Oct. 1995	Establishment of Special Committee for Handling Consumer Complaints
	Internet home page started
Apr. 1997	Reorganization of organizational structure
Jun. 1997	Establishment of Advisory Committee for NCAC activities
Oct. 1998	Internet home page renewed
Mar. 1999	Facilities to analyze home accidents built
Oct. 2000	Commemorated 30th anniversary
Jan. 2001	Governing agency changed from Economic Planning Agency to Cabinet Office due to central government reorganization
Mar. 2001	Training center for Information Technology built at the Product Testing and Training Facilities
Apr. 2001	Establishment of new section for analyzing and supporting Consumer Contracts Law
Dec. 2001	‘Tashikana me’（Critical Eyes） celebrated its 20th anniversary Cabinet decided to transform NCAC into an independent agency
Jul. 2002	Internet home page started to provide information for cell phone users
Aug. 2002	Various data accumulated by PIO-NET partially opened to the public via Internet home page
Dec. 2002	Independent administrative agency NCAC Law passed（as of December 4,2002）
Oct. 2003	Independent administrative agency National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan established（as of October 1,2003）
Oct. 2003	Reorganization of organizational structure
Apr. 2005	The operation of PIO-NET is completely charged from the Cabinet office
Apr. 2005	Consultation related to protection of personal information launched
Apr. 2007	Product Safety Information Section launched
Apr. 2008	First issue of new ‘Gekkan Kokumin Seikatsu’published as a result of the integration with ‘Tashikana me’
May. 2008	Independent administrative agency NCAC Law amended（as of May 2,2008）
May. 2009	Consumer ADR Committee established to undertake the Alternative Dispute Resolution(ADR) procedures