FontSize History of Ocean Research Institute (from 1962 to 2010)
| 1958 January |
The Oceanographic Society of Japan and the Society of Fisheries Sciences jointly proposed the establishement of Ocean Research Institute. |
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| 1958 April |
Resolution on the establishement of Ocean Research Institute was adopted by the Science Council of Japan. |
| 1958 August |
The Minister of the Science and Technology Agency recommended to the Minister of Education and Culture that the new Ocean Research Institute be established in the Ministry of Education and Culture. The Ministry of Education and Culture discussed on the detailed plan of establishment. |
| 1962 April |
ORI , The University of Tokyo, was established, "Ocean Circulation", "Marine Geology", Research Vessel were established. |
| 1963 April |
"Fish Population Dynamics", "Marine Planktology" were established. |
| 1963 June |
Research Vessel Tansei Maru was completed. |
| 1964 April |
"Marine Inorganic Chemistry", "Physiology" were established. |
| 1965 April |
"Submarine Geophysics", "Biology of Fisheries Resources" were established. |
| 1966 April |
"Dynamic Marine Meteorology", "Marine Microbiology" were established. |
| 1967 March |
Research Vessel Hakuho Maru was completed. |
| 1967 June |
"Marine Biogeochemistry" was established. |
| 1968 April |
"Behavior, Ecology and Observation Systems" was established. |
| 1970 April |
"Benthos" was established. |
| 1972 May |
"Fisheries Environmental Oceanography" was established. |
| 1973 April |
"Otsuchi Marine Research Center" was established. |
| 1975 April |
"Ocean Floor Geotectonics" was established. |
| 1982 October |
R/V Tansei Maru (2nd) was completed. |
| 1988 April |
Cooperative research with Indonesia was initiated through Core University Programme of Japan Society for Promotion of Science. |
| 1989 May |
R/V Hakuho Maru (2nd) was completed. |
| 1990 June |
"Molecular Marine Biology" was established. |
| 1994 June |
"Center for International Cooperation" was established. |
| 2000 April |
ORI was recomposed of six research departments and three research centers including newly established the "Center for Environmental Research". |
| 2001 April |
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Sub-division of Marine Environmental Studies was established. |
| 2003 April |
Otsuchi Marine Research Center was reorganaized and renamed International Coastal Research Center. |
| 2004 April |
The University of Tokyo was reestablished as a National University Corporation, according to which ORI restructured its organization. Center for Environmental Research was reorganized and renamed International Coastal Research Center. Two research vessels were transferred to be operated by Japan Marine Science and Technology Agency. |
| 2006 April |
Graduate School of Frontier Scuence was reconstituted to establish Department of Natural Environment Studies in which Course of Marine Environmental studies. |
| 2006 November |
"Marine Research Linkage" was established. |
| 2009 March |
"Ocean Alliance Section"was established. |
| 2010 April |
Ocean Research Institute integrated with Center for Climate System Research. |
