History of the Japan Society of Quality Assurance

1992 FebFoundation of the JSQA by advocates of GLP-related works under the presidency of Dr. Yoshihito Ohmori
1995 JunEstablishment of the GCP Special Division
1996 AprStart of a two-division structure consisting of the GLP and GCP Divisions
1996 JunJSQA hosted the 12th International Congress of the International Society of Quality Assurance
1997 JunInauguration of Dr. Tomoji Yanagita as the president
2000 MayEstablishment of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the British Association of Research Quality Assurance (BARQA)
2000 OctEstablishment of MoU with the Society of Quality Assurance (SQA)
2001 JanIntroduction of the GLP-QAP (Quality Assurance Professional) registration program
2002 MayInauguration of Dr. Yoko Nakamura as the president
2002 OctEstablishment of three-party MoU with BARQA and SQA
2003 Oct10th Anniversary General Meeting of JSQA
2005 FebThe 1st Global Quality Assurance Conference (Florida, US) was hosted by SQA with the collaboration of BARQA and JSQA
2005 Jul10th Anniversary General Meeting of the GCP Division
2006 AprEstablishment of the GQP/GVP/GPSP Special Division
2007 MayInauguration of Dr. Akira Takanaka as the president
 Start of a three-division structure consisting of the GLP, GCP and GQP/GVP/GPSP Divisions
2008 OctThe 2nd Global Quality Assurance Conference (Edinburgh, UK) was hosted by BARQA with the collaboration of SQA and JSQA
2010 OctEstablishment of MoU with the Chinese Society of Quality Assurance (CSQA)
2011 NovThe 3rd Global Quality Assurance Conference (Kyoto, Japan) was hosted by JSQA with the collaboration of SQA and BARQA
 Establishment of MoU with the French Quality Assurance Society (SoFAQ)
 Establishment of MoU with the Korean Society of Quality Assurance (KSQA)
 Establishment of MoU with the Taiwan Society of Quality Assurance (TSQA)
2012 Mar20th Anniversary General Meeting of JSQA
2012 JunInauguration of Dr. Tatsuo Kurokawa as the president
2012 SepEstablishment of MoU with the German Society for Good Research Practices (DGGF)
2013 JulThe 1st Asia QA Forum (Tokyo, Japan) was hosted by JSQA
2013 SepEstablishment of MoU with the Swedish Association of Research Quality Assurance (SARQA)
2014 AprJSQA changed to General Incorporated association
2014 AprThe 4th Global Quality Assurance Conference (Las vegas, US) was hosted by SQA with the collaboration of BARQA and JSQA
2014 JulInauguration of Mr. Shuichi Kishida as the president
2015 Oct20th Anniversary General Meeting of the GCP Division
2017 MarMemorial Issue of 25th Anniversary of JSQA published
2017 NovThe 5th Global Quality Assurance Conference (Edinburgh, UK) was hosted by BARQA with the collaboration of SQA and JSQA
2018 JunInauguration of Dr. Yoshinobu Hirayama as the president
2020 FebThe 6th Global Quality Assurance Conference (Sendai, Japan) was hosted by JSQA with the collaboration of SQA and RQA