History

1905	Inaugurated as a forest experiment unit of the Forest Bureau in the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce at Meguro in Tokyo
1910	Renamed the Forest Experiment Station, Forest Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce
1947	Reorganized as the Forest Experiment Station, Forest Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture by unifying the forestry experiment organizations under an integrated Forestry Administration
1978	Moved from Meguro Ward in Tokyo to Tsukuba Science City
1988	Reorganized and renamed the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI)
2001	Established as an incorporated administrative agency, and, as part of Administrative reform, started the first midterm plan (2001-2005)
2005	Marked the 100th anniversary of its establishment
2006	Started the second midterm plan (2006-2010)
2007	Integrated with the Forest Tree Breeding Center
2011	Started the third midterm plan (2011-2015)
2015	Started as the National Research and Development Agency
2016	Started the 4th midterm Plan (2016–2020)
2017	Renamed the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute of the Forestry Research and Management Organization