1972Opening of NTT Yokosuka Electrical Communication Laboratory (Renamed NTT Yokosuka R&D Center in 1986)
1986Publication of “Yokosuka Intelligent City Plan”
1987Establishment of the Yokosuka Research Park Concept Promotion Society (Renamed Yokosuka Research Park Promotion Association in 1991)
1991Formulation of the Yokosuka Research Park Concept
1993Formulation of the Yokosuka Research Park Implementation Plan
Establishment of Yokosuka Telecom Research Park, Inc.
1994Permission given for the development of YRP /Starts of construction
1995Approval of YRP Center No.1 Bldg. as Facility2 (Telecom Research Park) stated in the Private Sector Resources Utilization Law
1996Construction of YRP No.1 Building and others started
1997Opening of Yokosuka Research Park
Establishment of the Yokosuka Research Park R&D Committee
Completion of the YRP Center No.1 Building and YRP Center No.2 Building
Opening of Optowave Laboratory Inc. (Currently YAZAKI Corporation)
1998Start of activities of the Communications Research Laboratory, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Currently National Institute of Information and Communications Technology) in YRP Center No.1 Bldg.
Completion of DOCOMO R&D Center Building No.1, NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Opening of Panasonic Mobile Communications YRP Research Center
1999Completion of YRP No.3 Building
Designation of YRP R&D Committee by the Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office as a scientific body set forth in the provision of Section 30(1), Japan Patent Law.
2000Yokosuka Research Park R&D Committee joined Asia-Pacific Telecommunity as an affiliate member and hosted 1st APT Training Course on Planning and Management of Next Generation Mobile Telecommunications.
2001Opening of YRP Venture Building
Establishment of the Japan-China Mobile Communication Technology Forum (Currently Japan-China ICT Forum)
2002Integration of Yokosuka Research Park Promotion Association and Yokosuka Research Park R&D Committee to be YRP R&D Promotion Committee
Opening of YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory
Opening of DOCOMO R&D Building No.2
Opening of YRP No.5 Bldg. (FUJITSU)
Opening of NEC YRP Technical Center
2003Establishment of YRP Ubiquitous Communication Test and Research Forum via Test Bed (Test Net Forum)
Opening of KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc. YRP Research Center
Winning of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communication Award by YRP R&D Promotion Committee in the 2nd Conference for the Promotion of Collaboration among Business, Academia, and Government
Opening of DOCOMO R&D Center ANNEX-L Bldg.
Nomination of Yokosuka City as one of World’s Top Seven Intelligent Communities of 2003 by World Teleport Association, Intelligent Community Forum with recognition of their support for YRP Plan, etc.
2004Opening of NTT DoCoMo R&D Center ANNEX-R.
2005Opening of YRP Personnel Training Center for Information Communications Security Winning of Japans Prime Minister Awards in the 4th Conference for the Promotion of Collaboration among Business, Academia, and Government by Dr. Ken Sakamura, Director of YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory (Chairman of T-Engine Forum / Professor of the University of Tokyo)
2007Opening of Alpha Systems Inc.’s Techno Center
2008Opening of TELEC Yokosuka Research Center
2009Establishment of Japan-China Mobile Business Promotion Committee
Establishment of Broadband Wireless Forum
2010Approval of YRP as a preceding model as Specific White Space District
2013Opening of NIFCO Technology Development Center
2014Establishment of Wireless Smart Utility Network Promotion Committee
2015Opening of NIFCO Head Office
2018Launch of Yokosuka x Smart Mobility Challenge
Launch of Yokosuka Hybrid LPWA Testbed
2019Opening of AIR LIQUIDE Japan Ltd. Tokyo Innovation Campus
2020Transition of YRP R&D Promotion Committee to a General Incorporated Association
2022Opening of YAMASHIN-FILTER CORP. Yokosuka Innovation Center
Opening of V-Technology Co., Ltd. YRP Innovation Center
2022Yokosuka Telecom Research Park, Incorporated changed its company name to
Yokosuka Research Park, Incorporated