| 1973 | Established Kabusikikaisha Jidosha Hoken Kenshu Center (former company name). |
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| 1974 | Started operations. Held 1st Round Table meeting of Technical Advisors. Initiated formulation for standard operation times. |
| 1975 | Started the Jiken Center News. |
| 1976 | Participated in the Research Council for Automobile Repairs (RCAR) as an observer. Published JKC Standard Labor Time Schedule for Removal/Installation and Replacement. |
| 1977 | Prepared JKC Standard Labor Time Schedule for Repair Coating. |
| 1978 | Became formal member of RCAR. |
| 1979 | Started special researcher system with non-life insurance companies. |
| 1980 | Completed construction of training building. Prepared JKC Painting Repair Time. |
| 1981 | Hosted Annual RCAR meeting in Tokyo. Held 1st Body Repair meeting. Published 1st issue of the “Kozo Chosa (Structural Investigation) Series.” Prepared Standard Labor Time Schedule for Repairing Outer Panels. |
| 1982 | Began studying the actual conditions of repair paint operations. |
| 1983 | Changed company name to Kabushiki Kaisha Jiken Center. |
| 1984 | Separated training for non-life insurance company employees into A and B courses. |
| 1985 | Began formulating JKC Repair Time based on Elementary Time Data. |
| 1986 | Held 1st meeting with Paint manufacturers. Held 1st meeting with Body Repair Equipment industry. |
| 1987 | Prepared JKC Outer Panel Repair Time. |
| 1988 | Completed barrier facility. |
| 1989 | Completed training textbook on passenger cars. |
| 1990 | Jiken Center News reached circulation of more than 10,000 copies. |
| 1991 | Hosted Annual RCAR meeting in Tokyo. Established customer support system. |
| 1992 | Created training course on imported cars. |
| 1993 | Amended JKC Removing and Replacing Repair Time. Amended JKC Painting Repair Time. Completed new training text on auto trucks. |
| 1994 | Started interchange with KIDI (Korean Insurance Development Institute). |
| 1995 | Completed construction of new research building. |
| 1996 | Held 1st Round Table meeting on JKC Repair Time. Prepared JKC Inner Panel Repair Time . |
| 1997 | Prepared JKC Repair Time for imported cars. |
| 1998 | Prepared JKC Repair Time for pick-up trucks and two-tone repair paints. Issued “JKC information.” |
| 1999 | Introduced new system to prepare JKC Repair Time. Visited research centers in Europe. Held 1st technical exchange with KART (Korean Automobile Insurance Repair Research and Training center). |
| 2000 | Amended JKC Repair Time for bumper repair paints. Prepared JKC Repair Time for light trucks. Began training programs for mutual insurance companies. |
| 2001 | Opened JKC corporate website. |
| 2002 | Reconstructed paint booths. Made a visit to Europe to study their repair hours. |
| 2003 | Renovated facilities to bring them into compliance with RCAR’s new collision standard. Made Jiken Center News fully colored. Provided repair information and Q&A of JKC Repair Time on our website. |
| 2004 | Amended the system to prepare JKC Repair Time. Renewed barrier lighting equipment. |
| 2005 | Prepared JKC Repair Time for exterior parts version of imported cars. Participated in Joint Project Team of Government and Private Sectors for the Prevention of Auto Theft as an observer. |
| 2006 | Hosted Annual RCAR meeting in Tokyo. Installed the documentation management system. |
| 2007 | Renewed the corporate website. |
| 2008 | Opened Corporate English website. |
| 2009 | Revised the Adjuster’s Manual (Truck version). Created JKC Repair Time for waterborne paints. |
| 2010 | Accumulated number of trainees reached 100,000. |
| 2011 | Introduced special training program for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles. |
| 2016 | Released Design Guide Check Sheet. Published Handbook of Automobile Repair. |
| 2017 | Started Technical Expert course. |
| 2019 | Introduced a new repair method for aluminum outer panels using thermal expansion.
CIRI (China Insurance Research Institute of Automobile Technology) joined the technical exchange meeting with KART(Korean Automobile Insurance Repair Research and Training center) for the first time. |
| 2020 | Introduced remote training and provided hybrid training (combining remote and face to face formats).
Launched a study on Parking Automatic Emergency Braking (P-AEB). |
| 2021 | Launched ADAS calibration and JKC Repair Time.
Introduced fully remote training. Presented the development of the Design Evaluation Tool (DET) at the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (JSAE) Annual Congress. |
| 2022 | Obtained certification for a specified automobile repair and maintenance business. |
| 2023 | Celebrated the 50th Anniversary of our Establishment.
Promoted the development of ADAS calibration and JKC Repair Time. Prepared high-level painting JKC Repair Time. DET was officially issued as an RCAR standard. |
| 2024 | Started a project to review the Framework for JKC Repair Time Creation.
Launched Beginner Training Program for Loss Adjusters. Presented research on parking accidents at the JSAE Annual Congress. |
| 2025 | Prepared separate JKC Repair Time for front suspension members.
Provided overview and changed information of JKC Repair Time on our website. Expanded JKC Repair Time Q＆A on our website. Abolished the paid print version of Jiken Center News and launched free distribution on the website. |
| 2026 | Updated the underlying assumptions used for JKC Removing and Replacing Repair Time. |
