
September 18, 1991 | Founder’s meeting held | |
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September 18, 1991 |
Prospectus for the establishment of TIJ Tokyo Institute of Japanese drawn up |
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October 1, 1991 |
Opening of TIJ Tokyo Institute of Japanese Chairman of Directors Shinji Tokura |
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January 1992 | First Japanese language teacher’s training course starts | |
January 1992 | First corporate Japanese course starts | |
February 14, 1992 | Opening ceremony | |
October 1, 1992 | Accredited by the Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education | |
October 1992 | First students enter | |
April 1992 | Student dormitory “Seiun Ryo” is established | |
September 1992 | Community Japanese volunteer training course starts | |
November 1993 | The 1st student guarantor’s meeting held | |
March 1994 | The 1st graduation ceremony held | |
1996-1997 | Designated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as an institute for research on course materials, etc. and development/research | |
Research topic: “Preparing Japanese Language Textbooks for Working Adults in the Community” | ||
May 1997 | TIJ Japanese Language Education Research Group established | |
August 1997 | TIJ Japanese Language Education Research Group Correspondence 1st issue published | |
1998 | Designated by the research on course materials, etc. and development/research | |
Research topic: “Preparing Japanese Reading and Writing Teaching Materials for Working Adults in the Community” | ||
1998 | The Japanese Language Teacher’s Training Course changes its name to the Japanese Language Practice Teaching Course | |
October 2000 | First general class (current Daily Life Japanese Course) starts | |
April 2004 | Shunichi Tokura is appointed Vice Chairman of Directors | |
May 2004 | TIJ Association for graduates “Shitoku Kai” is formed | |
2004 | Designated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as an institute for subsidiary enterprise (research on course materials, etc. and development/research) | |
Research topic: “Developing Textbooks for Beginners to Acquire Practical Language Skills” | ||
February 2006 | The 1st TIJ Spring (Cultural) Festival held | |
2007 | Designated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as an institute for subsidiary enterprise (research on course materials, etc. and development/research) | |
Research topic: “Preparing Intermediate-level Reading Comprehension Teaching Materials focused on the Initiative of the Learner” | ||
April 2008 | Kazuko Takayanagi is appointed Honorary Principal, Mariko Hirose is appointed Principal | |
June 2012 | Shinji Tokura is appointed Honorary Chairman of Directors, Shunichi Tokura is appointed Chairman of Directors | |
April 2019 | Mariko Hirose is appointed Honorary Principal, Sayuri Ichikawa is appointed Principal |