| Fiscal |
Significant Events |
| 1959 |
AOTS Established (August) |
| AOTS Regular Training Program Started |
| General Orientation Course Started |
| 1963 |
First Survey Mission on Results of Training Sent to the Ex-trainee's Countries |
| 1964 |
Yokohama Kenshu Center Opened (April) |
| Kansai Kenshu Center Opened (October) |
| 1967 |
Alumni Society Recommended Training Scheme Started |
| 1968 |
JMF-Sponsored Program for Alumni Society Recommended Training Started |
| UNIDO Training Program Started (〜1996) |
| 1970 |
Chubu Kenshu Center Opened (October) |
| Bangkok Office Opened |
| 1971 |
Mexico-Japan Exchange Training Program Started (〜1983) |
| 1973 |
Overseas Correspondence Program Started (〜2000) |
| 1974 |
APO Training Program Started (〜2001) |
| 1977 |
Management Training Course Started |
| Overseas Training Program Started |
| 1982 |
Tokyo Kenshu Center Opened - New AOTS Head Office (April) |
| Training Course for Learning Japanese Work Ethics, Based on Malaysian Government's "Look East" Policy, Started |
| 1984 |
Dhaka Office Opened |
| Kuala Lumpur Office Opened |
| Trainers' Training Program (Training Seminar for Japanese Instructors of Overseas Trainees) Started (〜2000) |
| Training Course for Korean Engineers, Sent by Korean Government, Started |
| 1985 |
First Convention of AOTS Alumni Societies Held in Tokyo |
| 1986 |
Lecturing Tour Started in Cooperation with AOTS Alumni Societies |
| 1989 |
New Yokohama Kenshu Center Opened (April) |
| Second Convention of AOTS Alumni Societies Held in Yokohama |
| 1990 |
Program on Corporate Management for Poland and Hungary Started |
| Manila Office Opened |
| Course in Cooperation with APEC Started |
| 1991 |
Jakarta Office Opened |
| 1992 |
Third Convention of AOTS Alumni Societies Held in Bangkok, Thailand |
| 1993 |
Beijing Office Opened |
| Course in Cooperation with MITI's "Green Aid Plan" Started |
| 1994 |
New Kansai Kenshu Center Opened (June) |
| Fourth Convention of AOTS Alumni Societies Held in Osaka |
| 1995 |
APEC Training Program Started |
| New Delhi Office Opened (extended from Liaison Office) |
| 1997 |
New Chubu Kenshu Center Opened (September) |
| Fifth Convention of AOTS Alumni Societies Held in Aichi <World Network of Friendship (WNF) Established> |
| 1998 |
NEDO Training Program Started |
| Special Training Activities to Assist Asian Countries Carried Out |
| Training Activities for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Started |
| Asian Local Training Activities Carried Out |
| 1999 |
Category of the Government Subsidy Applied to AOTS Altered: |
| Training Activities for |
| 1) Human Resource Development |
| 2) Industrial Structure Improvement |
| 2000 |
AMEICC-HRD WG COE Program Started |
| 2001 |
Training Activities for IT Engineers Started (〜2002) |
| 2002 |
Distance Training Program Started |
| Sixth Convention of AOTS Alumni Societies Held in Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 2003 |
The Training Program on Intellectual Property Rights Started |
| Dhaka Office Closed |
| 2004 |
Hanoi Office Opened |
| 2006 |
Seventh Convention of AOTS Alumni Societies Held in Mumbai, India |
| 2007 |
Conclusion of a Memorandum of Understanding with UNIDO on Cooperation in Training Activities to Support Africa |
