| October, 1949 | Established the ‘Japanese Committee of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering’ |
| November, 1950 | Joined the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering |
| May, 1953 | The first issue of ‘Tsuchi to Kiso’ |
| May, 1954 | Established the ‘Japanese Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering’ |
| September, 1958 | Permitted as a corporate juridical person |
| April, 1960 | The first issue of ‘Soils and Foundations’ |
| May, 1963 | Hosted the 2nd Asian Regional Conference on SMFE, Tokyo |
| June, 1972 | The first issue of ‘Domestic Edition of Soils and Foundations’ |
| July, 1977 | Organized the 9th ICSMFE, Tokyo |
| July, 1987 | Organized the 8th Asian Regional Conference on SMFE, Kyoto |
| May, 1995 | Name was changed to ‘Japanese Geotechnical Society’ |
| March, 2004 | New establishment of ‘JGS HALL’ |
| September, 2005 | Organized the 16th ICSMGE, Osaka |
| March, 2006 | The first issue of ‘Jiban Kogaku Janaru (Japanese Geotechnical Journal)’ |
| April, 2008 | Journal name changed from ‘Tsuchi to Kiso’ to ‘Geotechnical Engineering Magazine’ |
| November, 2010 | Permitted as a public interest incorporated association |
| March, 2011 | Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake ・Support for the disaster areas ・Reporting and disseminating the results of surveys and researches |