NovemberEstablishment of the Japan Restaurant Association
1959
DecemberJapan Restaurant Association receives approval from the Minister of Transport to become registered as an incorporated association.
Eichi Ogawa (Fujita Kanko) assumes office as the first chairman.
1964
OctoberOperation of the Tokyo Olympic Press House Restaurant.
1971
AprilLaunch of new finance system by Japan Restaurant Association in coordination with the Ministry of Transport, a loan system for small and medium-sized enterprises.
1973
MarchOpening of the first International Hotel Restaurant Show and sponsored partnership with Japan Management Association, Japan Restaurant Association, Japan Hotel Association, Japan Ryokan Association, Japan Ryokan & Hotel Association, and Japan Tourism Facilities Association.
1976
JulyOpening of the first international cooking certification course.
NovemberOpening of the first international tourism restaurant manager certification course.
1977
AprilImplementation of international tourism restaurant system recommended by the Ministry of Transport.
1978
MarchJun’ichi Desaki (Tsuruya) assumes office as the 2nd chairman.
1979
MarchCelebration of the 20th anniversary and commemoration of its founding (at Happo-en).
1981
MarchSymbol mark for the association finalized.
AugustImplementation of the Japan Restaurant Association registration system.
1984
JanuaryCelebration of the 25th anniversary and publication of “Japan’s restaurants first-class series magazine book”.
March25th anniversary and establishment the “Gourmet Literary Award”.
1985
OctoberJapan Restaurant Association establishes employees’ pension fund plan.
1986
MarchKen Tokumitsu (Kagairo) assumes office as the 3rd chairman.
1988
AugustPartnership with the Japanese Restaurant Association of Southern California (now known as The Japanese Restaurant Association of America).
1990
NovemberPartnership with Germany North Rhine-Westphalia Restaurant & Hotel Association and Destination Düsseldorf.
1994
MarchShiho Kawai (Hotel The Elsie) assumes office as the 4th chairman.
SeptemberPartnership with the Japanese San Francisco Golden Gate Restaurant Association.
1995
MarchHiroshi Sukegawa assumes office as 5th chairman.
NovemberOpening of the first top seminar.
1997
March第Toshio Desaki (Tsuruya) assumes office as 6th chairman.
AprilStart of the association homepage.
2001
AprilJapan Restaurant Association transitions to a new system of standards for eligibility for association membership.
JulyStart of special credit card commission rate.
NovemberStart of English version of the association website.
2002
MarchMatsuzawa Masayoshi (Fujita Kanko) assumes office as 7th chairman.
2006
MarchAkio Tsuda (Nadaman) assumes office as 8th chairman.
AprilEstablishment of the training system for other businesses.
MayCulture exchange between Japan and Australia and introduction of Japanese Cuisine at the “Traditional Japanese Culture Festival” in Perth, Australia.
2007
SeptemberEstablishment of online sale of “Special order items at popular restaurants” with the aim of promoting luxury Japanese restaurants among general consumers.
2008
October50th anniversary and publication of the “Restaurant Member General Guidebook”.
November50th anniversary ceremony and banquet at Imperial Hotel.
2009
July50th anniversary commemoration and “2009 parent-and-child food tasting workshop”
2012
MarchKinji Ogawa (Le BENKEI) assumes office as 9th chairman.
2014
JanuaryTransitions to a general incorporated association due to reforms to the public-interest corporation laws.
2018
FebruaryShinichi Yasuda (Shinjuku Kyo-Kaiseki Kakiden) assumes office as 10th chairman.
2024
MarchIchiro Tsuba（Tsubajin） assumes office as 11th chairman.
