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| 1957 | 9 | Asian Students Cultural Association (ASCA) established by HOZUMI Goichi. |
| 1958 | 9 | First issue of The Asia-no Tomo. |
| 1959 | 8 | Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) established by HOZUMI Goichi. |
| 1960 | 6 | Asia Bunka Kaikan (ABK) opened(110 rooms) |
| 1964 | 11 | Asia Bunka Kaikan Dosokai (ABKD Alumni Association) inaugurated |
| 1966 | 6 | First conference of the Board of Representatives of ABKD held |
| 1968 | 7 | Wing added to ABK(40 rooms) |
| 12 | Hiroshima Asia Bunka Kaikan opened (36 rooms; until March, 2001) | |
| 1969 | 12 | Sosei Dormitory opened(7 residents; until May, 2002) |
| 1972 | 7 | Japan-Thailand Economic Cooperation Society established |
| 1973 | 1 | Technology Promotion Association (Thailand-Japan) (TPA) established through the joint cooperation of ex-students and ABKD trainees |
| 1975 | 10 | Awarded a Japan Foundation Special Prize |
| 1979 | 4 | First Chinese government scholarship students accepted into the dormitory (18 students) |
| 1980 | 1 | Foreign Students Advisory Center started (until March 2005) |
| 3 | Ohmori Dormitory opened for Chinese Students in Japan at the request of the Chinese Embassy (50residents; until April 1985) | |
| 1983 | 4 | Bungaraya Dormitory for Malaysian students in Japan opened at the request of the Malaysian Embassy |
| 4 | Japanese Language Institute started for those desiring to go on to university in Japan | |
| 1986 | 4 | Japanese language course for young diplomats of the Asia-Pacific Region started at ABK by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (until August, 1989) |
| 12 | “ABK Ryugakusei Tomo-no-kai,” a voluntary citizens’ group for exchange with foreign students, organized | |
| 1987 | 9 | Japanese Language Special Course of the Japanese Language Institute opened |
| 1988 | 4 | Grassroots Scholarship for Foreign Students started(donation solicitations ended September, 2004) |
| 1989 | 1 | ABK Asia Seminars begun; Asian language classes started |
| 7 | Receive commendation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| 1990 | 4 | Commissioned to manage Tokyo City's Ohta Kinenkan Dormitory for Chinese students from Beijing, China (41 residents; until March, 2002) |
| 1991 | 4 | ABK Corporate Cooperation Scholarship started |
| 1992 | 4 | Akabane Dormitory for the Japanese Language Institute opened(13 residents; until March, 2007) |
| 1994 | 10 | Japanese language program started for Tokyo City Scholarship International Students (until March, 1999) |
| 1996 | 10 | Began accepting Thai government scholarship students into the Japanese language program |
| 1999 | 11 | The Japanese Language Institute received Ministry of Education designation as a Preparatory Course for University |
| 2000 | 4 | Began accepting Malaysian government scholarship students into the Japanese language program |
| 2001 | 3 | Fujimae Women's Dormitory for the Japanese Language Institute opened (50 residents) |
| 9 | Asia Bunka Kaikan Annex opened. | |
| 11 | Receive Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for Meritorious Service Commemorating the Centennial of Japan's International Student Acceptance System | |
| 2002 | 9 | Ceremony held to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Association and the 100th birthday of its founder, HOZUMI Goichi |
| 9 | Somei Women's Dormitory for the Japanese Language Institute opened (13 residents) | |
| 2004 | 3 | Yamabuki (29 residents) and Nippori (9 residents) Dormitories opened |
| 4 | Began accepting Indonesian province government scholarship students into the Japanese language program | |
| 2006 | 11 | Held first symposium to commemorate the Association's 50th anniversary |
| 2007 | 10 | 50th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony, second commemorative symposium, and international forum |
| 2008 | 10 | Held second international forum in Bangkok |
| 2009 | 4 | Sugamo Dormitory for the Japanese Language Institute opened(13residents) |
| 10 | Tabata Dormitory for the Japanese Language Institute opened(13residents) |
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