| Year |
Month |
Main events of the
city constructions |
| 1978 |
September |
“Kansai Science City
Surveillance Conversazione” was set up (Chairman: Higashi
Okuda, ex principal of Kyoto University). |
| 1983 |
March |
“Kansai Science City Construction Promotion Conference”
was established. |
| 1984 |
February |
Nara pref. announced “Nara’s
basic plan of Kansai Science City”. |
| April |
Kyoto pref. announced “Basic construction
plan (for the area in Kyoto pref.) of Kansai Science City” |
| August |
International Institutes for Advanced
Studies was established. |
| 1985 |
February |
Osaka pref. announced “Osaka’s
basic plan of Kansai Science City”. |
| 1986 |
June |
Kansai Research Institute was established. |
| 1987 |
June |
“The construction promotion law
for Kansai Science City” was
proclaimed and enforced. |
| October |
Prime Minister determined “Basic
policy on the constructions of Kansai Science City” (Prime Minster Office announcement No.24) |
| 1989 |
May |
Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute
International (ATR) was opened. |
| August |
“Keihanna corporation” was
established (Science exchange facilities). |
| 1990 |
September |
Initial stage of Hi Touch Research Park
was open. |
| 1993 |
April |
Science exchange
facilities “Keihanna Plaza” was established. |
| October |
International Institute for Advanced Studies
was established. |
| November |
Final completion of Research Institute
of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE) |
| 1994 |
September |
“Keihanna Science City Festival
‘94” was held (Opening of the science city). |
| 1996 |
April |
Second Stage Plan of Kansai Science City “Future development policy of
Kansai Science City” was reported. |
| July |
“Second Stage Plan Promotion Conference”
was inaugurated in alliance of industries, academies and government |
| 1998 |
May |
“Aiming realization of Second Stage
Plan” was announced. |
| 2000 |
April |
Keinawa Highway was open to traffic (in
the area in Kyoto pref.) |
| 2002 |
April |
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology appointed “the research project
to create the Human L-cube industries” for “the
intellectual cluster creation project”. |
| October |
The Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library
was opened. |
| 2003 |
April |
Project for structural innovation special
zone “Keihanna Science City Special Zone” was
authorized. |
| October |
The Vocational Museum was opened. |
| 2005 |
March |
Wrap-up of the recommendations of “the
conversazione to think about tomorrow of Kansai Science City” |
| April |
Keihanna New Industry Creation and Interactive
center was opened. |
| November |
Exchanges between Kansai Science City and Beijing Science Park were agreed. |
| 2006 |
March |
“Third-Stage-Plan of Kansai Science City, ~Aiming new developments of the
science city~” was formulated. |
| March |
Kintetsu railway “Keihanna line”
was open on traffic. |
| November |
“Third Stage Promotion Conference”
performed by coordination with industries, academies and government
was inaugurated. |
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