| April 1962 |
Foundation Established. Original Name: Japan Shipbuilding Industry Foundation |
| April 1969 |
Begins Efforts to Improve Safety in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore |
| May 1971 |
Earthquake Relief Provided in Turkey: the Start of the Foundation's Overseas Disaster Relief |
| April 1975 |
Leprosy Elimination Efforts Begin |
| June 1980 |
Start of Full-Scale Overseas Cooperation Efforts |
| March 1986 |
Food Security Program Begins in Africa |
| April 1987 |
Development of Worldwide Network of Leaders Begins, with Establishment of Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund |
| April 1990 |
Medical and Technical Aid Provided in Wake of Chernobyl Disaster |
| April 1992 |
Global Support Begun for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals |
| January 1995 |
Domestic Disaster Relief Programs, Including Volunteer Support, are Greatly Expanded in the Wake of the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake |
| June 1996 |
Start of Full-scale Support of Hospice in Japan |
| January 1997 |
Domestic Volunteer Support Bolstered in Response to the Nahodoka Oil Spill and Cleanup Efforts |
| January 2004 |
Groundbreaking Program Launched to Provide Primary Health for Mongolian Nomads through the use of Transportable Medicine Boxes |
| January 2006 |
Beginning of Annual Campaign to Raise Awareness of the Human Rights of People Affected by Leprosy. |
| February 2007 |
Foundational Role in Establishing the First Tokyo Marathon. Continued by Providing Volunteer Support. |
| April 2008 |
Establishes the Japan – China Sasakawa Medical Fellowship to Provide Chinese Medical Personnel with Training at Top Japanese Medical Facilities |
| March 2011 |
Domestic Disaster Relief Program Expanded in Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake |
| March 2013 |
Efforts Begun to Work toward National Reconciliation in Myanmar |
| August 2013 |
Domestic Support for the Deaf Community Expanded through the Creation of a Telephone Relay Service |
| March 2014 |
Establishment of Domestic Disaster Preparedness Fund to Cope with Future Catastrophies |
| May 2015 |
Establishes Paralympic Support Center in Preparation for the 2020 Paralympic Games |
| April 2016 |
Strengthens Support of Global Disability Programs |
| September 2016 |
Holds the Nippon Foundation Social Innovation Forum to Find New Ways to Address Domestic Social Issues |
| July 2017 |
Co-founds and Co-hosts the 1st Coast Guard Global Summit |
| October 2017 |
Holds the first "DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS" Exhbition, Highlighting Work by People with Disabilities |
| February 2019 |
Launches Ocean Debris Project in Cooperation with Ministry of the Environment |
| April 2020 |
Expands Disaster Response Work through a Multi-faceted Response to the Corona Pandemic |
| December 2020 |
Begins Promotion of Equitable Hiring Practices for People with Disability through The Valuable 500 |
| September 2021 |
Establishes Infectious Disease Response Project at Osaka University to Limit the Impact of Future Pandemics |
| March 2022 |
Provides Support for Ukrainian Refugees Living in Japan, and for People with Disabilities living in Ukraine |
| November 2023 |
Establishes the SPOGOMI World Cup, an event that turns Garbage Collection into a Competitive Sport |
