History
| October 1988 | Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute and RIKEN established a collaborative team for the synchrotron radiation facility research and development. |
| June 1989 | Harima Science Garden City in Hyogo Prefecture was chosen as the construction site. |
| December 1990 | Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) was founded. |
| November 1991 | Construction on SPring-8 was initiated. |
| October 1994 | The "Law Regarding Promotion of Common Use of the Synchrotron Radiation Facility" was implemented and JASRI was assigned as the "Organization for promoting the study and use of synchrotron radiation." |
| March 1997 | Generation of synchrotron radiation was confirmed. |
| October 1997 | SPring-8 was opened for users. |
| October 2003 | RIKEN shifted to the Independent administrative institution. |
| October 2005 | Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute withdrew from the management of SPring-8 and management by two bodies, JASRI and RIKEN, began. |
| July 2006 | "Law Regarding Promotion of Common Use of the Synchrotron Radiation Facility" was revised to "Law for the Promotion of Public Utilization of the Specific Advanced Large Research Facilities" and the "Organization for promoting the study and use of synchrotron radiation" was dismantled. |
| March 2007 | JASRI was selected as the Registered Institution for Facilities Use Promotion. |
| October 2007 | The tenth anniversary of operations at SPring-8, an anniversary ceremony and a symposium, were held. |
| June 2009 | SPring-8 welcomed its 100,000th user since it was opened in October 1997. |
| March 2011 | JASRI was selected as the Registered Institution for Facilities Use Promotion which performs the Usage Promotion Services in Specific Synchrotron Radiation Facilities (SPring-8 and SACLA). |
| April 2012 | JASRI shifted to the Public Interest Incorporated Foundation. |
| April 2015 | RIKEN shifted to the National Research and Development Institute. |
| April 2016 | SPring-8 welcomed its 200,000th user since it was opened in October 1997. |
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