The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, an incorporated administrative agency, was established by merging the Communications Research Laboratory (CRL), an incorporated administrative agency and the Telecommunications Advancement Organization (TAO).
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Apr. 2004
History:
The Communications Research Laboratory（
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The Telecommunications Advancement Organization（
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- Oct. 1896
- Radio Telegraph Research Division was established as a part of Electrotechnical Laboratory, Ministry of Communications
- Jan. 1915
- Hiraiso Branch was opened
- May. 1935
- Type Approval System for Radio Equipment was started
- Jan. 1940
- Frequency Standard Radio Service (JJY) was started
- Apr. 1942
- Radio Physics Laboratory was opened
- Jun. 1948
- Radio Physics Laboratory was placed under the auspices of the Ministry of Education
- Aug. 1952
- Radio Research Laboratory was established
- May. 1964
- Kashima Antenna Facility was opened
- Aug. 1979
- Communications and Broadcast Satellite Organization (CBSO) established
- Aug. 1982
- Kimitsu Satellite Control Center opens
- Apr. 1988
- Reorganization from Radio Research Laboratory to Communications Research Laboratory
- May. 1989
- Kansai Advanced Research Center(KARC) was opened Kanto Branch was formed by combining Kashima Space Research Center with Hiraiso Solar Terrestorial Research Center
- Oct. 1990
- Commenced support of specific telecommunications and broadcasting development operations
- Oct. 1992
- Renamed as the Telecommunications Advancement Organization (TAO) Commencement of advanced R&D info telecommunications and broadcasting
- Jan. 1994
- Designated a Center of Excellence by the Science and Technology Agency of Japan
- Nov. 1996
- Introduction of the external review
- Jul. 1997
- Yokosuka Radio Communications Research Center established.
- May. 1998
- "CRL Vision 21" was established for the 21 century.
- Jul. 2000
- Keihanna Info-Communication Research Center established
- Jan. 2001
- Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications became Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications
- Apr. 2001
- Communications Research Laboratory, Incorporated Administrative Agency, established
- Jul. 2001
- Commenced promotion of research into basic civilian technologies
- Mar. 2002
- Satellite control operations terminated
- Aug. 2002
- Asia Research Center established
- Apr. 2003
- Partial takeover of Basic Technology Research Promotion Center operations