History of the organization
1996
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National meeting of local access providers in Obihiro. |
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1997
| Oct. | Establishment of the Japan Local Access Providers Association (JLAPA). |
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1998
| Feb. | First meeting of local access providers in Tokyo. |
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1999
| Aug. | Meeting of 11 volunteers to prepare for the establishment of an organization to set up "Japan Internet Providers Association," a voluntary organization. |
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| Dec. | Founding meeting of "Japan Internet Providers Association," a voluntary organization (successor to JLAPA). At the time of establishment, there are 43 board member companies and 107 member companies. |
| Dec. | Opening of the association office at Sakuragaoka-cho 3-24, Shibuya-ku. |
2000
| Mar. | Establishment of department structure, start-up of department activities. |
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| Dec. | Beginning of participation in Internet Week 2000. |
| Dec. | Founding meeting of "Japan Internet Providers Association," an incorporated organization, held by the founders. |
| Dec. | Permission given by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (current Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) to found the incorporated organization. |
2001
| Apr. | Participation in the establishment of the Council for the Promotion of Network Information Security Manager (NISM). |
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| Sep. | Publication of the first survey on the actual situation of Internet service providers. |
2002
| Feb. | Participation in setting up the council to study guidelines, etc., regarding ISP Law (Law of Providers' Responsibility). |
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| Apr. | Participation in the establishment of the Internet Access Service Safe and Security Mark Promotion Group. |
| May. | Participation in the establishment of the providers' council regarding ISP Law. |
| Jun. | Participation in the establishment of the Telecom-lSAC Japan. |
2003
| Oct. | Beginning of participation in ICANN. |
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| Nov. | Participation in the Council for the Promotion of Telecommunication Service Improvement. |
2004
| Sep. | Participation in the establishment of the spam measure committee of the Internet Association Japan. |
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| Sep. | Participation in the Internet Governance Task Force (IGTF-J). |
2005
| Apr. | Participation in the Telecommunications Personal Information Protection Promotion Center (authorized organization for the protection of private information). |
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| Nov. | Participation in the establishment of the e-Net Caravan Promotion Council. |
| Dec. |
Participation in the establishment of the Next Generation IP Network Promotion Forum. |
2006
| Feb. | Participation in the establishment of a network among operators on next generation networks. |
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| Apr. | Participation in the establishment of the Information Security Promotion Council in the telecommunication industry. |
2011
| Apr. | Change to general incorporated association |
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2017
| Jun. | Mr. Yoshihiro Aida was elected as the 2nd chairman. |
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