| October 1st, 1964 | Establishment of JKF |
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| January 13th, 1969 | JKF was authorized as the incorporated foundation by MEXT |
| October 10th, 1969 | The 1st Japan Cup Karatedo Championships in Nippon Budokan |
| October 9th, 1970 | JKF was recognized by WUKO (now WKF) |
| March 29th, 1972 | JKF was recognized by Japan Sports Association |
| September 23rd-24th, 1978 | Karate participated in Japan National Sports Festival Nagano as demonstration event |
| September 13th-16th, 1981 | Karate participated in Japan National Sports Festival Shiga as an official event |
| October 3rd, 1999 | WKF became recognized IF of the International Olympic Committee |
| August 3rd, 2001 | The 1st All Japan Boys & Girls Karatedo Championships in Tokyo |
| September 22nd, 2005 | The 1st All Japan Karatedo Championships for person with disability |
| March 21st, 2007 | The 6th All Japan Boys & Girls Karatedo Championships achieved flags given by MEXT minister Prefectures which gained highest result in male/female categories may receive the flags |
| August 9th-10th, 2008 | The 8th All Japan Boys & Girls Karatedo Championships in Tokyo Composed by 2 days, with 2,256 athletes |
| November 13th-16th, 2008 | The 19th WKF World Senior Championships in Nippon Budokan 888 athletes participated from 99 national federations |
| December 13th-14th, 2008 | The 36th Japan Cup Karatedo Championships Team Kumite events established |
| June 5th, 2010 | Karatedo Charter and Kids Karatedo Charter established |
| November 2011 | Nihon Karatedo Kaikan (JKF head quarter) opened |
| April 1st, 2012 | JKF was authorized as the public interest incorporated foundation |
