| 1965 |
Simul International, Inc.,
is established. |
| 1969 |
Simul gains national recognition
for its simultaneous interpreting for the television coverage of the Apollo 11
moon landing. |
| 1975 |
Simul Interpreter School (the
predecessor of Simul Academy) is founded.
Simul provides interpreting for the Rambouillet Summit, the first of many summit
conferences supported by Simul's interpreting services. |
| 1977 |
Simul International receives
the Japan Foundation Special Prize for its contribution to international exchange. |
| 1980 |
Simul Academy is established. |
| 1981 |
Simul Academy starts its Chinese/Japanese
Interpreter-Training Program. |
| 1982 |
Simul Academy's Osaka School
opens. |
| 1985 |
Simul International is awarded
the Minister for Foreign Affairs Prize for its contribution to international relations. |
| 1990 |
Simul Academy's Shinjuku School
opens.
Simul Academy starts its French/Japanese Interpreter-Training Program. |
| 1991 |
The Corporate Training Center
is established. (Renamed the Corporate Training Department in 2004) |
| 1998 |
Simul provides interpreters
and staff for the Nagano Winter Olympic Games.
Simul becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Benesse Corporation. |
| 1999 |
Simul Academy's Toranomon
School opens. |
| 2000 |
Simul Business Communications,
Inc. (SBC) is established and commences personnel-dispatching services. |
| 2001 |
SBC offers job-placement services. |
| 2002 |
SBC launches Kansai Office |
| 2003 |
Simul Technical Communications,
Inc. (STC) is established. |
| 2005 |
Simul provides support for the establishment of the Center for the Advancement of Interpreting Skills (CAIS), a non-profit organization. |
2009 |
STC opens Kansai Office. |
| 2011 |
LinkTrans Simul, Inc. (LTS) is established.
Simul Academy's Higashi-ginza School is opened (relocation of Toranomon School). |
