| Year | University Co-operative Movement | Main Social Events |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Change of name of CIEC to Community for Innovation of Education and learning through Computers and communication networks | |
| 2008 | Announcement of university co-op's new logo | Chinese-made frozen dumplings poisoning incident |
| Enforcement of the revised Co-operative Society Law | ||
| 2007 | The holding of University Co-op Conference on Dietary Education | Revision of Co-operative Society Law |
| 2006 | Adoption of "Vision and Action Plan for the University Co-op in the 21st Century" by NFUCA's 50th General Assembly | Start of "One-segment" broadcast |
| Establishment of "Study Committee on Dietary Education of University Co-op" in NFUCA | Livedoor scandal | |
| 2005 | Start of "Reading Marathons Comments Prize" | Expo 2005 Aichi Japan |
| Dispatch of mission to 2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (New York, US) | Passage of Postal Privatization Bill | |
| Publication of a best-seller book “Co-op’s Mr. Shiraishi” | Declining of Japanese population for the first time after World War II | |
| Start of "Student Life Call 110" nationwide | ||
| Establishment of Inter-College Co-op Aichi | ||
| Publication of first issue of magazine "Job-hunting supplement" | ||
| 2004 | Outspread of "Reading Marathons" campaign nationwide | Establishment of Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) |
| Establishment of University Co-op Academic Conference Support Center | Establishment of law school system | |
| Establishment of Fukuoka Inter-College Co-op | ||
| The holding of Waku Waku Workshop as a joint program of International Solidarity Committee and International Students Network Secretary Committee | ||
| Publication of first issue of NFUCA's magazine "Campus Life" | ||
| 2003 | Start of "Reading Marathons" in Chukyo University Co-op and Hose University Co-op | Outbreak of Iraq war |
| 2001 | NFUCA becomes a member of ICA | 11 September Attacks in the US |
| 2000 | Establishment of International Students Network | Enforcement of the Basic Law for Gender-equal Society |
| Establishment of Miyagi Inter-College Co-op and Kumamoto Inter-College Co-op Academia | Issuance of 2,000 yen bills | |
| 1999 | Establishment of Hokuriku Business Association Now business associations covers the whole country | |
| 1998 | Establishment of JUON NETWORK | Nagano Olympic Games |
| 1997 | Start of University co-op credit card "Tuo Card" | 5% raise of consumption tax |
| 1996 | Formation of Council for Improvement of Education through Computers (CIEC) | Frequent O157 food poisoning |
| Construction of University Co-op Building (Suginami Kaikan) completed. | Photo booth "Purikura" boom | |
| 1995 | Construction of temporary dormitory for students who are suffered by the great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake | Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake |
| Establishment of Osaka Inter-College Co-op established | Launching of "Windows 95" | |
| 1994 | Adoption of "Action plan and vision of the university co-op toward the 21st century" by NFUCA 38th General Assembly | Opening of Kansai International Airport |
| Establishment of ICA Consumer Sub-Committee on Univ./College Co-operatives for Asia and the Pacific | Release of "PlayStation" | |
| 1993 | Start of "Standard Book Titles Activity" for books | Opening of J-League |
| Start of PC Conference | Forming of Hosokawa Mamoru Coalition cabinet Collapse of 1955 Regime | |
| Establishment of Tokyo Inter-College Co-op | ||
| 1992 | Establishment of "Study Assistance Program" | Enforcement of Act on Childcare Leave |
| 1991 | Collapse of the Bubble Economy | |
| 1990 | Start of examinations by National Center of University Entrance Examinations | |
| Total fertility rate "1.57 shock" | ||
| 1989 | Opening of accommodation and training facilities "Co-op Inn Kyoto" | Death of Emperor Shōwa, beginning of the Heisei era |
| Start of 3% consumption tax | ||
| 1986 | Adoption of "Towards new cooperative" by NFUCA 30th General Assembly | Enforcement of Act on Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment |
| Adoption of the slogan "University co-op contributes to make university attractive" | The Bubble Economy | |
| 1985 | Establishment National Faculty/Graduate Student Committee | Start of "Yuyake-Nyan-Nyan" broadcast |
| 1983 | Release of "Family Computer" (NES) | |
| 1982 | Opening of accommodation and training facilities "Co-op Inn Shibuya" | Launching of Japan's first CD Player by Sony |
| Dispatch of delegation to the 2nd Special Session on Disarmament of the United Nations General Assembly (SSD II) | Issuance of 500 yen coins | |
| Publication of booklet "Peace Now!" | ||
| 1981 | Start of "University Cooperatives Mutual Aid" | "Somehow, Crystal" by Yasuo Tanaka hits the bestseller list |
| Start of peace movement "Peace Now!" | ||
| 1980 | Adoption of ""Role and Present Challenges of University co-op"" by NFUCA 24th General Assembly “Opinion Cards” activity becomes more active | Death of John Lennon |
| 1979 | Start of university common primary examinations | |
| 1978 | Publication of "Recommendation of Self-Cooking" (by Tokyo Business Association) | Opening of New Tokyo International Airport (now Narita International Airport). |
| Release of "President's Essay" by the President at the time Prof. Fukutake | ||
| 1977 | Adoption of policy "To make university co-op widely and deeply rooted in campus" by NFUCA 20th General Assembly | Pink Lady explodes in popularity |
| 1974 | The 1st Oil Crisis | |
| 1973 | Completion of construction of ex-Building of University Co-op (Nakano-ku, Tokyo) | |
| 1972 | Publication of "University co-op Handbook" 1st edition | United Red Army Asama Lodge Incident |
| Development of refrigerator as a university co-op brand | Returning of Okinawa to Japanese administration | |
| 1970 | Establishment of Tokyo Business Association | Opening of EXPO '70 in Osaka |
| First issue of book review journal “Dokusho-no-izumi" (Fountain of Reading) | Mishima Incident | |
| Development of audio tape as University co-op brand | ||
| 1969 | University of Tokyo Yasuda Hall Event | |
| 1968 | Disputes in University of Tokyo | |
| 1964 | Tokyo Olympic Games | |
| 1963 | Start of "Survey on the Actual Life Conditions of Students" | Start of Japan's first TV animation "Astro Boy" broadcasting |
| 1959 | Registration of National Federation of University Co-operative Associations | Beginning of protest against the revision of the United States-Japan Security Treaty |
| 1958 | Incorporation of ZENGAKKYO and establishment of National Federation of University Co-operative Associations (NFUCA) | Completion of construction of Tokyo Tower |
| Development of university notebook made of foolscap paper | ||
| 1956 | Forming of National Liaison Committee of Consumer Organizations (SHODANREN) | |
| Establishment of Japan Joint Committee of Co-operatives | ||
| 1955 | The 1st World Conference against atomic and hydrogen bombs | |
| 1953 | Adoption and reconstruction of "For better life and peace" principle by ZENGAKKYO | Start of television broadcasting in Japan |
| 1951 | Forming of Japan Consumers' Co-operative Union | |
| 1949 | Start of joint purchasing of notebooks | Acceptance of Nobel Prize by a Japanese, Hideki Yukawa, for the first time |
| Publication of book "Listen, Voices of Wadatsumi" by University of Tokyo Co-op | ||
| 1948 | Publication of bulletin of "School Co-operative Association" | Enactment of the Co-operative Society Law |
| 1947 | Establishment of National Federation of School Co-operative Associations (ZENGAKKYO) | Enforcement of Constitution of Japan |
| 1946 | Establishment of university co-ops in the University of Tokyo, Waseda University and Keio University | |
| 1945 | End of Pacific War | |
| 1943 | ||
| 1941 | Outbreak of Pacific War | |
| 1939 | Dissolution of Tokyo Student Consumers' Union | |
| 1927 | Establishment of Tokyo Student Consumers' Union | |
| 1898 | Forming of a consumers' union at Doshisha University (the first university co-op in Japan) |