| 1984 | Inamori Foundation established |
 Inamori Foundation established |
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| 1985 | 1st Inamori Grants Presentation Ceremony held
1st Kyoto Prize Presentation Ceremony held in the presence of Prince and Princess Mikasa (-1992) |
 1st Inamori Grants Presentation Ceremony |
| 1990 | Kyoto Prize laureates granted audiences with the Emperor and Empress of Japan (-2003) |
 Laureates with Emperor and Empress |
| 1993 | Kyoto Prize Presentation Ceremony attended by Prince and Princess Takamado (-2002) |
 Prince and Princess Takamado |
| 1997 | Research Grant recipients’ cross-disciplinary association, Seiwa Scholars Society, established |
 1st Seiwa Scholars Society |
| 2001 | “A Call for Leadership: The United States and Japan” conference held in Tokyo
Special Classes for High School Students by Kyoto Prize laureates held in Kyoto |
 Special Classes for High School Students |
| 2002 | Kyoto Prize Symposium held in San Diego, California, U.S.A.
Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy (AILA) co-established with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) |
 1st Kyoto Prize Symposium in San Diego |
| 2003 | 1st batch of Inamori Fellows sent to AILA (-2014)
Honorary President of the Inamori Foundation assumed by Princess Takamado The Kyoto International Culture Forum “In Quest of Kokoro / Human Minds for This Planet” held with the Kyoto Prefectural Government and Kyoto University (-2007) |
 Inamori Fellows on AILA program |
| 2004 | 1st CSIS Kyoto Forum held (-2009)
Kyoto Prize 20th Anniversary Forum held |
 Kyoto Prize 20th Anniversary Forum |
| 2005 | Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence established at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, U.S.A. with a donation from the Inamori Foundation
Forum for University Students held as an opportunity for direct dialogues with Kyoto Prize laureates |
 Inamori International Center established |
| 2006 | Kids’ Event held as an interactive program for elementary or junior high school students and Kyoto Prize laureates |
 Kyoto Prize Kids Event |
| 2007 | Symposium commemorating German Chancellor Merkel’s visit to Japan co-sponsored with the Mainichi Newspapers |
 Symposium by German Chancellor Merkel |
| 2008 | 1st Inamori Ethics Prize Ceremony held at Case Western Reserve University
Endowment of the Inamori Center to Kyoto University Support for Kokoro Research Center at Kyoto University Activity of the Environment, Civilization and Ethics Research Association (-2010) |
 Inamori Center at Kyoto University |
| 2009 | Endowment of the Inamori Center to Kyushu University |
 Inamori Center at Kyushu University |
| 2011 | Inamori Foundation authorized as a public interest incorporated foundation
Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery Grants issued |
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| 2012 | Inamori Foundation Endowed Course “Global Public Ethics and Social Innovation” established at the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Osaka University |
 OSIPP Course Presentation Ceremony |
| 2014 | Lecture given by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore to commemorate the Inamori Foundation’s 30th anniversary
Support for Kyoto Prize laureates’ Lectures in Kagoshima 1st KUIP (Kyoto University-Inamori Foundation Joint Kyoto Prize Symposium) held |
 Foundation’s 30th Anniversary Lecture |
| 2015 | Support for Kyoto Kokoro Initiative at Kyoto University |
 Kyoto Kokoro Initiative |
| 2016 | Hamburg Ballet Japan Tour 2016 in Celebration of 2015 Kyoto Prize Laureate John Neumeier
Matsuyama Ballet Kyoto Performance “New Version Swan Lake” The students from remote islands were invited at Kyoto Prize Kagoshima Lectures |
 Matsuyama Ballet Kyoto Performance |
| 2017 | “Kyoto Prize at Oxford” ― Kyoto Prize to Europe |
 Kyoto Prize at Oxford |
| 2018 | Hamburg Ballet Kyoto Tour 2018 sponsored by Inamori Foundation |
 Hamburg Ballet Kyoto Tour |