| 1976 |
April 1
Establishment of the Soka University Peace Research Institute. Professor Mataichi Kido was appointed the first Director of the institute. |
| 1976 |
June 18
Opening Ceremony of Soka University Peace Research Institute |
| 1979 |
February 20
First publication of the Institute's research journal “Soka University Peace Research” |
| 1980 |
April 1
Professor Kohachiro Takahashi was appointed the second Director of the
Institute. |
| 1981 |
November 26
Co-hosted the academic symposium “Crisis of the Nuclear War and Conditions
for Human Survival” |
| 1982 |
April 1
Professor Noboru Yamamoto appointed as the third Director of the Institute |
| 1983 |
July 7
The launch of “Peace Issues Lecture” (Lecture name has changed to “Peace Lecture” from 2001) |
| 1983 |
September
First publication of the newsletter “Fortress of Peace” (End of publication with newsletter No.8 in 1995) |
| 1984 |
February
Publication of Report “Safety Assurance Issues in the Pacific Basin and Challenges in Japan” for the Pacific Basin Research Project（The Science Research Promotion Fund from the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan） |
| 1984 |
December 2
Organized the International Symposium “Buddhism and Leadership Toward Peace” |
| 1986 |
April
Publication of “Intellectual Challenge Toward a Peaceful Society ~Choices of the World and Japan~” |
| 1987 |
April
General Education Course “Modern Crisis and Peace” was started. (From 1992-2013 it was called “Peace and Human Rights”, and from 2014 it was continued under the name “Peace Studies II”) |
| 1988 |
May 16
Co-hosted the “Pacific Basin Symposium” along with Soka University and some others |
| 1992 |
April 1
Professor Tadashige Takamura appointed as the fourth Director of the Institute |
| 1994 |
August
Organized the “Pacific Basin Symposium” (Macao) |
| 1996 |
March
Organized the “Pacific Basin Symposium” (Manila) |
| 1996 |
May
Special lecture by Dr. Johan Galtung on Peace Studies |
| 1996 |
June 8
Organized the symposium “The Genesis of Global Citizens and the Agenda of Peace Studies” to commemorate the 20th anniversary of founding the Peace Research Institute |
| 1997 |
September
Okinawa Peace Research Program implemented |
| 1998 |
Carleton University (Canada) Peace Research Program established (continued till 2005) |
| 2000 |
October
Special Lecture on Peace Studies by Professor Majid Tehranian |
| 2002 |
July 12
Organized the International Symposium “Dialogue Between Global Citizens and Peacebuilding” |
| 2004 |
July 2
Organized the International Symposium “The North-East Asian Community: Issues and Prospects” |
| 2005 |
April 1
Professor Minoru Koide appointed as the fifth Director of the Institute |
| 2007 |
September 8
Organized a symposium commemorating 50 years since Josei Toda’s “Declaration Calling for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons” |
| 2008 |
April 1
Professor Hideki Tamai appointed as the sixth Director of the Institute |
| 2009 |
March 23
Organized the International Symposium “Alliance of the Civilizations: Asia and the Pacific” |
| 2009 |
May 19
Organized “Commemorative Symposium of the 100th Founding Anniversary of Queen’s University of Belfast and the conferral of Honorary Doctorate upon Dr. Daisaku Ikeda” |
| 2009 |
November 22
Organized an International Conference “The Power of Dialogue in a Time of Crisis” |
| 2016 |
May 21
Organized a symposium “Promoting People’s Security in Asia: Creating a safe Korean Peninsula” commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Institute |
