Takushoku University Alumni Association

Taiwan Association Founding Conference Held

Approval of Establishment of "Taiwan Association School"

First Principal, Viscount Kaito, Assumed Office; School Opened at Temporary Campus of Wa-Fu Law School (now Hosei University)

New Campus Built in Ishikawa-ku, Midorikawa, Taiwan Association School; Relocated and Opened

First Graduation Ceremony Held (45 Graduates)

Taiwan Association School Renamed to Taiwan Association Technical School

Taiwan Association Renamed to Oriental Association; School Name Changed to Oriental Association Technical School

Kyongju Branch School Opened (now South Korea)

Oriental Association Technical School Alumni Association Founded

First Issue of "Alumni Association Newsletter" Published

Oriental Association Tientsin Language School and Same Dalian Commercial School Opened

Received Imperial Grant from Emperor Meiji for School’s Achievements Since Opening

Principal Kaito Appointed as Minister of the Interior and Chief of the Imperial Household Office

First Principal, Viscount Kaito, Deceased (Died at 67)

Opening Ceremony of Memorial Hall for Imperial Grant Held (Construction Started March of Second Year of Great Emperor's Reign)

Oriental Association Transformed from "Foundation Corporation" to "Society Corporation"

Opening Ceremony of Memorial Hall and Unveiling of Kaito Statue Held

School Name Changed from "Oriental Association Technical School" to "Oriental Association Colonial Technical School"

Kyongju Branch Separated and Became "Oriental Association Kyongju Technical School"; School Name Changed to "Takushoku University"

Alumni Association Renamed to "Alumni Association"

Celebrating the 20th anniversary, the school anthem was established (lyrics by Minpei Miyahara, music by Kenko Nagai)

Reorganized and renamed "Toyo Association Kyōjō Specialty School" to "Private Kyōjō High Commercial School"

Established and approved as "Toyo Association University" under the university ordinance, and renamed the school

Completion of the commemorative library

Approval of the establishment of the evening specialty department

Renamed from "Toyo Association University" back to "Takushoku University"

Unveiling ceremony of the monument for martyr Wakamiya Kōzō

Opening ceremony of the main building of the Myōgane campus (construction started February, Showa 6)

Opened a comprehensive sports field in Kurume Village, Kitadama District

Discontinued the Takushoku, Law, and Commerce departments of the specialty department, renamed it Takushoku University Specialty Department, and switched to daytime classes

Changed the single Commerce department of the specialty department to a three‑department system: Commerce, Development, and Bushido

Moved the preparatory department to Kōdaira Village, Kitadama District, opened a training farm and a comprehensive sports field, abolished the Higashi‑Kurume sports field, and established the Takushoku University Research Institute

Renamed the Bushido department of the specialty department to the Administration department

President Shūjirō Nagata passed away; reorganized the "Reizawa Association" into the "Hōkoku Association"

Renamed the school to "Kōryō University"; the Takushoku University Specialty Department, following the Ministry of Education’s abolition order, was renamed "Kōryō Specialty School"

Held the first post‑war general meeting of the Gakuyūkai

Resumed publication of the "Gakuyūkai Report" after a temporary suspension

Abolished the university preparatory department

Transitioned to the new "Kōryō University", established the School of Commerce (Trade and Management departments) and the School of Politics and Economics (Political and Economic departments)

Held the 50th anniversary ceremony

Open "Kōryō Junior College" (night session)

Establish graduate school (master's program), School of Economics (International Economics major), School of Commerce (Commerce major)

Rename "Kōryō University" to "Takushoku University" and rename "Kōryō Junior College" to "Takushoku Junior College"

Adopt permanent secretary system for the Student Association

Establish Takushoku University Overseas Affairs Research Institute

Completion of new auditorium (Mizunotani Hall)

Establish Takushoku University Accounting Research Institute

Acquire 5,400 tsubo of Mizunotani campus land

Establish Takushoku University Japanese Language Training Center

Rename "Takushoku University Japanese Language Training Center" to "Takushoku University Language Training Center"

Sign purchase contract for Hachioji campus (420,000 tsubo) (May main contract)

Publish inaugural issue of Student Association "Mizunotani Taryō"

Establish Hokkaido Takushoku Junior College, establish Department of Agricultural Economics

Completion of new building "S Building"

Hold unveiling ceremony for "Takushoku Memorial Stone" (Student Association sponsored)

Attach Takushoku Nursery School to North Junior College

Establish doctoral program, complete graduate school building "D Building" (former library site): erect memorial plaque for the Honorable Memorial Hall behind S Building

Completion of Akagi Mountain Villa (welfare facility)

Completion of "B Building" (behind main building)

Establish Takushoku University International Student Department

Renamed "Takushoku University Language Training Institute" to "Takushoku University Language Research Institute"

Opened Hachioji campus; transferred Commerce and Political Economy (liberal arts curriculum) to Hachioji; established Foreign Language Department (English and American Studies, Chinese Studies, Spanish Studies) at Hachioji; held first Hachioji campus commencement ceremony with 2,686 new students; completed Phase 1 construction of Hachioji campus

Established "Takushoku University UNESCO Association"

Opened overseas partner school in Canada (first cohort of 45 international students)

Established "Takushoku Junior College of Hokkaido" "Early Childhood Education Department"

Closed "Takushoku Nursery School"

Relocated "Takushoku Memorial Society" to Hachioji campus

Opened overseas partner schools in Taiwan, Beijing, Spain, and Mexico

Moved "Takushoku Memorial Monument" and "Waki Mitsuo Memorial Monument" to Hachioji campus

"Takushoku Memorial Society" was destroyed by arson

Rebuilt "Takushoku Memorial Society" and held a commemorative ceremony

Inauguration ceremony for "Administration Building" and "Library Building"

Closed "Akagi Mountain Villa" (welfare facility)

Inauguration ceremony for "Engineering Building"

Established Engineering Department (Mechanical Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering, Industrial Design)

Held completion ceremony for "Administration Building", "Library Building", and "Engineering Building"

Established "Sasaki Takayoshi Memorial Monument"

Renamed "Takushoku Junior College of Hokkaido" to "Takushoku University Hokkaido Junior College"

Installed student-only parking lot at Hachioji campus

Established graduate master's program (Engineering Graduate School, Mechanical Systems Engineering major, Electronic Information Engineering major)

"Origin of the Inscription for the Memorial Plaque of Professor Takayoshi Saigo" established

"Reizawa Hall" completed

New campus of Taisuke University Hokkaido Junior College completed and relocated: overseas partner school opened in Australia

Graduate PhD program (Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Department of Electronic Information Engineering) and Graduate Master’s program (Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Engineering Design) established

Overseas partner schools (2 universities) opened in the United Kingdom

Graduate PhD program (Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Industrial Design) and Graduate Master’s program (Graduate School of Language Education, Department of English Education, Department of Japanese Education) established

Alumni Association First Pan-American Branch Meeting (São Paulo, Brazil) held: Student Exchange Hall completed at Hachioji Campus

Graduate PhD program (Graduate School of Language Education, Department of Language Education) established

Designation of the process for preparing education at the Language and Culture Research Institute’s affiliated Japanese Training Center

"International Development Faculty Building" completed

International Development Faculty (Department of Development Cooperation, Asia-Pacific Studies) established: Centennial celebration project "Endowment Memorial Hall" completed; Taisuke University Hokkaido Junior College Department of Environmental Agriculture and Department of Management and Economics (reorganized) established (Agricultural Economics program enrollment suspended)

Taisuke University 100th Anniversary Ceremony (October 24): Alumni Association 90th Anniversary Ceremony (October 23): Alumni Association Second World Branch Meeting held

Renamed the acquired Japanese Education Center (former Ministry of Foreign Affairs Training Institute) to International Education Hall

Established Taisuke University Japanese Language School

Alumni Association Third Pan-American Branch Meeting (Los Angeles, USA) held

Graduate Master’s program (Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies / International Development Department, Security Studies) established

Alumni Association Fourth World Branch Meeting (Toronto, Canada) held

Approval of the abolition of Taisuke Junior College

Taisuke University 105th Anniversary Celebration

Graduate PhD program schedule (Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies / International Development Department, Security Studies) established

Alumni Association 5th World Branch Conference (Argentina Buenos Aires Conference) Held