April 1970
The Japanese Cleft Palate Study Group was established. The Japanese Cleft Palate Speech Therapy Forum (established in 1961) was merged into the Study Group. Annual scientific meetings were held until June 1976.
April 1975
The Preparatory Committee for establishing an association was set up.
June 1976
The Japanese Cleft Palate Association (JCPA) was established. The JCPA's constitution and by-laws were drawn up. At the time, the JCPA had 293 members.
The JCPA's office was located within the First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Osaka University.
August 1976
The Editorial Committee was established.
December 1976
The first issue of the Journal of Japanese Cleft Palate Association (vol. 1) was published.
April 1977
The first Annual Meeting of the JCPA was held in Tokyo.
November 1977
The JCPA was registered and approved as an academic association by the Science Council of Japan.
May 1978
The JCPA received an academic journal designation from the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.
July 1979
The Academic Subcommittee was established.　The Subcommittee initiated activities regarding literature collection, standardization of cleft palate classification, assessment criteria for cleft-palate speech, and social insurance.
January 1983
The office was moved to the Second Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Tokyo Dental College.
December 1983
The Academic Subcommittee reported the standardization of cleft palate classification in the journal:
Types of Facial Cleft: A Report from the Cleft Type Classification Committee Journal of Japanese Cleft Palate Association 1983; 8(2): 240-246.
January 1989
The office was moved to an Administrative Center for Academic Societies in Hitotsubashi Printing Co., Ltd.
June 1989
The Constitution and By-Laws Committee was established.
October 1989
The Academic Subcommittee was replaced by the Academic Committee.
October 1991
Cleft lip/cleft palate bibliography (1971-1990) was published as a special issue of the Journal of Japanese Cleft Palate Association (Vol. 16).
January 1993
The International Relations Committee was established.
July 2000
A nationwide survey on the incidence and treatment of cleft lip/cleft palate was initiated.
January 2001
The Academic Survey Committee and the Information Technology Committee were established.
January 2004
The Distinguished Paper Awards Committee and the Distinguished Poster Awards Committee were established.
October 2006
The Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate Handbook was published.
May 2007
The Japancleft Committee was established.
September 2007
A nationwide survey on the current situation of team care for patients with cleft lip/cleft palate was initiated.
August 2008
The limited liability intermediate corporation, the Japanese Cleft Palate Association (JCPA) was established.
December 2008
The JCPA was transformed into the Japanese Cleft Palate Association, a general incorporated association, following legal reforms.
Treatment Plan for Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate: Current Situation in 111 Teams Nationwide was issued.
April 2009
The JCPA sponsored a Goslon Yardstick Japan seminar.
May 2011
The Committee for Practice Guidelines was established.
May 2012
An article on the survey results for the treatment of cleft lip/cleft palate was published in a journal of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association:
Cleft Palate Craniofac 2012; J 49(3): 291-298.
July 2012
The JCPA hosted the 5-Year-Old Index seminar.
October 2012
JCPA membership reached 3,027 members.
January 2015
The JCPA hosted the Cleft Palate Language evaluation seminar.
May 2015
The Future Planning Committee was established.
February 2016
The Ethics Committee was established.
May 2016
The Certification System Committee was established.
February 2017
15th International Congress of Cleft Lip and Palate and Related Craniofacial Anomalies Kyoto was decided to be held in October in 2025.
May 2017
The International Congress Committee, the Overseas Training Promotion Committee, and the Certification Standards Committee were established.