Chronology

2000s

Management
Mita Industrial Company (copier manufacturer) is acquired; Kyocera Mita Corporation (now KYOCERA Document Solutions Corporation) is established.
Management
KDDI is established when DDI, KDD and IDO merge. Inamori becomes chairman emeritus of KDDI.
Inamori is appointed as a foreign associate of the National Academy of Engineering in the United States.
Management
Inamori becomes honorary adviser of KDDI Corporation.
Social Activities
Inamori establishes the China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development (later renamed Inamori-Kyocera Western Development Scholarship Fund) to support university students in western China and becomes its senior advisor.
Social Activities
The first civic forum sponsored by Seiwajyuku students is held. Inamori delivers a lecture titled “What is the Purpose of Life?” (By 2016, it has been held in 59 locations with a total audience of 102,178 people.)
Inamori is appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Paraguay.
Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy is established.
Social Activities
Inamori establishes Seiwa Social Welfare Association and Inamori Social Welfare Foundation.
Social Activities
Inamori receives the Andrew Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy.
Social Activities
Inamori receives title of "Envoy of Sino-Japanese Friendship" from China-Japan Friendship Association.
Social Activities
Inamori establishes Kyoto Daiwa Children’s Home, a community home that cares for infants and children.
A Compass to Fulfillment (Sunmark Publishing) is published.
Social Activities
Inamori Academy of Management and Technology (now Inamori Academy) is established at Kagoshima University.
Management
Inamori resigns from Kyocera Corporation’s Board of Directors and assumes the position of honorary chairman.
Amoeba Management (Nikkei Shimbun Publishing) is published.
Social Activities
The Inamori Foundation donates Inamori Foundation Memorial Hall to Kyoto University.
Social Activities
The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence is established at Case Western Reserve University.
Social Activities
The Inamori Academy is established at Kagoshima University and Inamori is appointed as honorary academy director.
Inamori is appointed as an advisor to the president of Kyoto University (part-time).