Name: Japanesque Modern Committee
Board Chair: Kunio Nakamura (Chairman of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.)
Founded: January 28, 2006
Number of Members: 117 members
(Firms: 56, Organizations: 20, Special Members: 3, Individuals: 38) (as of January 1, 2007)
Historical overview:
| May 5, 2005 | Establishment of an advisory panel to the Brand Promotion Council for a New Japanese Style (Japanesque*Modern) at the Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) | |
| July 4, 2005 | Report on an advisory panel for Japanesque Modern Brand Promotion released by the Commerce and Information Policy Bureau of METI | |
| October 14, 2005 | Inaugural Preparation Panel of the Japanesque Modern Committee formed | |
| January 28, 2006 | Japanesque Modern Committee established | |
| June 8, 2006 | Certification mark (J-Mark) of the Japanesque Modern Committee announced | |
| October 30, 2006 | Selection of the inaugural Japanesque Modern Collection announced |