History
| Dec. 8, 1941 | Inaugural meeting of the Toa (East Asia) Society of Transportation
Establishment of the Toa (East Asia) Society of Transportation with joint investment from the Minister of Railways and the Minister of Communication |
| 1942 | First Annual Meeting (hosted by the Society until the 10th meeting) |
| 1944 | Annual Meeting temporarily suspended due to the intensification of World War II |
| 1945 | Society office building burned down due to air raid |
| 1946 | Transfer of juridical personality to newly established Institute of Transportation Economics. Relaunched as a voluntary organization named “the Japan Society of Transportation Economics” |
| 1947 | Annual meetings resumed (6th meeting) |
| 1952 | The 11th Annual Meeting and onwards are hosted by universities on a rotating basis. |
| 1954 | Regional chapters (Kanto and Kansai) established |
| 1957 | The Japanese Journal of Transportation Economics starts to be published annually, beginning with the 16th Annual Meeting |
| 1959 | From the 18th Annual Meeting onwards, annual meetings consist of “common subject” and “free subject” sessions. |
| 1970 | Signed an exchange agreement with the then West German Scientific Association of Transport for international scientific exchange |
| 1974 | International conference replaces the Annual Meeting (Hamburg) |
| 1977 | Japan-Germany Conference on Transport Policy (Tokyo) |
| 1982 | International conference hosted by the then East German Scientific Association of Transport (Dresden) |
| 1991 | Partnership with the Korea Society of Transportation for scientific exchange |
| 2001 | 60th Anniversary International Symposium as the Annual Meeting (Osaka) |
| 2006 | Japan-Korea Conference 2006 on Transport Policy: Transport Policy and the Environment (Osaka) |
| 2007 | 50th issue of The Japanese Journal of Transportation Economics |
| 2008 | Change of meeting management system from the 67th Annual Meeting onwards: “Common Subject” and “Free Subject” integrated into "Research Papers" |
| 2011 | 70th Anniversary International Symposium (Kobe)
Published The Handbook of Transportation Economics |
| 2016 | 75th Anniversary Symposium（Tokyo） |
| 2021 | 80th Anniversary Commemorative Convention (Online) |