| 1922: |
Born to a brewer in Shizuoka Prefecture. |
| 1946: |
Married to Tetsuo NOMURA, an educator. |
| 1962: |
Started the voluntary activities in education. |
| 1970: |
Organized the 1st National Conference on Lifelong Integrated Education under the theme "The Earth is One" and in 1998 it marked the 30th one. |
| 1972: |
Established Lifelong Integrated Education Center. |
| 1974: |
Participated in the international conference in Belgium. |
| 1977: |
Organized the 1st International Forum on Lifelong Integrated Education in Tokyo under the theme: As a Global-Minded Person, As a Human Being. |
| 1978: |
Organized the 2nd International Forum on Lifelong Integrated Education at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The Forum has been held quadrennially since then. |
| 1981: |
Established Nomura Center for Lifelong Integrated Education. Authorized by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology of Japan. |
| 1985: |
For her meritorious service in the enhancement of women's position, received the Prime Minister's Award in the final year of the UN Decade for Women. |
| 1990: |
Appointed as a member of the Board Meeting of the Research Committee on the Sociology of Leisure, International Sociological Association. |
| 1996: |
Published "Lifelong Integrated Education as a Creator of the Future - The Principles of Nomura Lifelong Integrated Education 1" under the auspices of UNESCO. |
| 1998: |
Organized International Forum on Lifelong Integrated Education '98, commemorating the 30th anniversary of National Conference and 7th International Forum in Tokyo under the theme: The Earth is One. |
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Published the English version of "Lifelong Integrated Education as a Creator of the Future - The Principles of Nomura Lifelong Integrated Education 1" under the auspices of UNESCO from Trentham Books (U.K.). |
| 1999: |
Organized International Youth Forum on Lifelong Integrated Education in Tokyo under the theme: Think Together - The Future for Us, Humanity and the Earth. |
| 2000: |
Held the 5th Intensive Seminar on Nomura Lifelong Integrated Education in Tokyo with 20 participants from 16 countries. |
| 2001: |
Published the second of the two volumes of the Principles of Nomura Lifelong Integrated Education. The English version of the book was published in England next year. |
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Contributed to World Yearbook of Education 2001 "Values, Culture and Education" upon the request of Prof. Denis Lawton, one of the editors, Institute of Education, University of London. |
| 2002: |
Nomura Center celebrated its 40th anniversary of foundation.
Organized the 8th International Forum on Lifelong Integrated Education
under the theme: Lifelong Integrated Education as a Creator of the Future
- Wisdom for the Survival of Humankind-" at the UNESCO Headquarters.
It became the last International Forum for and the last keynote address
given by Yoshiko Nomura. |
| 2003: |
Passed away on November 29 at the age of 81. |
| 2004: |
The Arabic version of "Lifelong Integrated Education as a Creator of the Future - The Principles of Nomura Lifelong Integrated Education 1 & 2" was published under the auspices of UNESCO from Dar Alfikr Aleslami (Egypt). |
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