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An Overview of the Organization
History
| 1998 Nov | Established as a private organization aiming to educate by introducing the concept of “service care-fitting” to society |
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| 1999 Nov | Nippon Care-Fit Service Association is registered as a specified nonprofit corporation (Governor of Tokyo, Certification No. 455) |
| 2000 Mar | Service Care-Fitter Level 2 Certification Course is offered for the first time |
| 2004 Jul | International Gerontology Symposium in Tokyo (2004) is held at the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) |
| 2005 Apr | First issue of the information magazine Gero for communicating about care-fitting services and gerontology |
| 2005 Sep | Gerontology International Synthesis Meeting in Aichi (2005) held at the Citizens' Pavilion in the Seto Area of Expo 2005, Aichi, Japan |
| 2006 Oct | The Harmony for Disability and Aging Symposium in Tokyo (2006) is held in Otemachi, Tokyo |
| 2006 Dec | Internet radio station "Care-Fit Web Station Kizzna" is established and starts broadcasting |
| 2007 Mar | Gerontology International Synthesis Conference 2007 in Okinawa is held in Ginowan and Naha, Okinawa |
| 2007 Dec | Osaka Office is opened |
| 2008 Apr | Service Care-Fitter Level 3 (Junior Care-Fitter) Certification Course is offered for the first time |
| 2008 Nov | Service Care-Fitter Pre-Level 2 Certification Course is offered for the first time |
| 2009 Mar | Gerontology International Synthesis Conference 2009 in India is held at Andhra University in Visakhapatnam, India |
| 2009 Nov | To commemorate 10 years as an NPO, the Special Symposium on Gerontology (2009) is held at Tokyo FM Hall in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| 2011 Apr | International Gerontology Synthesis Conference 2011 is held in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 2011 Dec | RRR Care-Fitter (Rescue, Recovery and Relief) Qualification Course is offered for the first time |
| 2012 Apr | Leonardo Da Vinci Kigatsuku Project 2012 Gerontology International Synthesis Meeting is held in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan |
| 2012 Dec | The Nippon Care-Fit Education Institute is established as a general incorporated association. |
| 2013 Sep | The number of people certified as Level 2 Service Care-Fitters reaches 100,000 |
| 2013 Nov | 100,000 Service Care-Fitter Gratitude Event is held at The Capitol Hotel Tokyu in Akasaka, Tokyo; Dementia Care-Fitter textbook goes on sale |
| 2013 Dec | The Nippon Care-Fit Education Institute receives authorization from the Prime Minister and is registered as a public interest incorporated foundation |
| 2014 Apr | The Nippon Care-Fit Education Institute begins operations as a public interest incorporated foundation |
| 2014 Apr | Starts Dementia Care-Fitter Qualification Examinations. |
