enced ▁▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁- ▁US - J apan ▁Cooper ative ▁Science ▁Program ▁is ▁established ▁▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁- ▁J SP S ▁Research ▁Station ▁in ▁N airo bi ▁is ▁opened ▁▁▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁- ▁J SP S ▁is ▁re - est ab lished ▁as ▁a ▁quasi - g overn ment al ▁organization ▁under ▁the ▁" J apan ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Prom otion ▁of ▁Science ▁Act " ▁▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁- ▁Cooper ative ▁programs ▁with ▁S out heast ▁Asian ▁countries ▁are ▁comm enced ▁▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁- ▁J SP S ▁fellow ship ▁program ▁for ▁young ▁Japanese ▁scient ists ▁( T ok ub ets u ▁Ken ky u in ) ▁is ▁begun ; ▁the ▁ ▁J SP S ▁International ▁Prize ▁for ▁Bi ology ▁is ▁inaugur ated ▁▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁- ▁J SP S ▁program ▁of ▁grant ing ▁post do ctor al ▁fellow ships ▁to ▁foreign ▁research ers ▁is ▁inaugur ated ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁- ▁J SP S ▁L ia ison ▁Office ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁is ▁opened ▁▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁- ▁International ▁Cooper ative ▁Program ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Research ▁is ▁inaugur ated ▁▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁- ▁Inter - Res earch ▁Cent ers ▁Cooper ative ▁Program ▁is ▁inaugur ated ▁▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁- ▁J SP S ▁F ell ows ▁Pla za ▁is ▁opened ▁▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁- ▁Research ▁for ▁the ▁Future ▁Program ▁is ▁inaugur ated ▁▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁- ▁Japan