Jun.Masutatsu Oyama was born.

Joined Japan Air force.

End of World War II.

Apr.Enrolled in the Department of Physical Education at Waseda University.

Oct.Admitted to Waseda University Physical Education Department Isolated himself on Mt. Minobe.

Sep.Won the All Japan Karate Championship in Kyoto.

Apr.Determined to devote his life to karate; isolated to Mt. Kiyosumi for 18 months.

MayTaught martial arts to the US armed forces stationed in Japan.

Mar.Taught seminar in Chicago by invitation of its karate association; spent 11 months in USA.

Jan.His fight with a bull at Tateyama, Chiba was widely reported in the documentary film "Karate Fighting a Raging Bull."

MayHung his first sign, “Oyama Dojo” at Mejiro, Tokyo.

Jun.Started dojo operations at a ballet studio in Ikebukuro.

Nov.He fights the fierce bull Raiden at the Denen Coliseum.

Jan.Sosai Oyama's first book, "What is Karate?", is published.

Jul.The first branch was established in Hawaii, after which other branch dojos were opened throughout the United States and Europe.

Dec.After several overseas expeditions, a total of 72 branches were established in 16 countries, including the United States and Europe, that year.

Jun.Started construction of Kyokushinkaikan Honbu at Ikebukuro.

Feb.Fought against Muay-thai opponent in Lumpini, Thailand by request of the kick boxing circle of Japan. Won the Battle, 2 to 1.

Apr.Eisaku Sato became chairman and Matsuhei Mori became vice-chairman of the International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan.

Jun.Completed the construction of the International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan.

Jan.1st held Kyokushin Winter Camp at Mt. Mitsumine, where it's been a tradition every year since.

Apr.Published his second English language book, "This is Karate".

Feb.Dispatched Kenji Kurosaki to Europe to promote and teach Kyokushin Karate.

Jun.Dispatched Shigeru Oyama and others to the U.S.A. to promote and teach Kyokushin Karate.

Sep.Sean Connery, the internationally renowned film actor from the "007" series, visits the Kyokushin Kaikan.

Apr.Dispatched Shigeo Kato to promote and teach Kyokushin Karate in Australia.

Sep.Held the 1st All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Terutomo Yamazaki. The event attracted an audience of 7,000 people and has been held every year since.

Sep.Held the 2nd All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Kazuyuki Hasegawa.

Jan.The stories, "Karate Baka Ichidai" were published as a weekly serial in "Shonen Magazine of Kodanssha".

Jun.Opened the Mas-Oyama Karate Correspondence School.

Oct.Held the 3rd All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Katsuaki Sato.

Jan.Crown Prince Carlos of Spain (later King) visits the Kyokushinkaikan.

Jun.Dispatched Seiji Isobe to Brazil to promote and teach Kyokushin Karate.

Aug.At the World Championships held in France, Sosai Oyama issued a statement saying, 'Japan's karate has not been defeated.

Sep.Yasuhiko Oyama takes on the 100-man-kumite challenge.

Oct.Held the 4th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Miyuki Miura.

Dec.Howard Collins completes 100-man-kumite (first person to do so officially).

Apr.Miyuki Miura completes 100-man-kumite (only the second person in history).

Nov.Held the 5th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Hatsuo Royama.

Jul.Performed a Karate Demonstration for Crown Prince and Princess Shahram of Iran at the Hotel Okura in Tokyo.

Sep.Released an LP record title, "Karate Baka Ichidai - The Biography of Masutatsu Oyama".

Nov.Held the 6th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Katsuaki Sato.

Aug.Publicly presented the movie "trongest Karate Kyokushin Fists" starring Shinichi （"Sonny"）Chiba.

Nov.The 1st World Open Karate Championship (also serving as the 7th All Japan Championship) was held in Tokyo. The winner was Katsuaki Sato. The Championship has been held every four years since then.

MayThe documentary feature of the 1st World Open Karate Championship en title, "The Strongest Karate" was released.

Oct.Held the 8th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Toshikazu Sato.

Dec."The Strongest Karate - Part 2" documenrary feature was released.

Jan.Held the 1st International Open Karate Tournament outside of Japan in Hawaii. Japanese team overwhlmed the Hawaiian All Stars, winning 6 to 2.

MayThe movie title "Karate Baka Ichidai" starring Shinichi （"Sonny"）Chiba was released.

Nov.Held the 9th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Takashi Azuma.

Jan.The Kyokushin Kaikan's official magazine, "Power Karate", is launched.

MayThe 1st Silent (Deaf/Mute) Karate Championship was held.

Oct.The 1st European Karate Championships was held.

Nov.Held the 10th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Jyoko Ninomiya.

MayHeld the 11th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Makoto Nakamura.

Jun.A karate demonstration was held at the Soviet Embassy.

Aug.Keiji Sanpei, Makoto Nakamura, and Kazuo Miyoshi will take on the 100-man kumite challenge.

Nov.Held the 2nd World Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Makoto Nakamura.

Jan.The documentary feature of the 2nd World Open Karate Championship en title, "The Strongest and Last Karate" was released.

Feb.Tha battle between Willie Williams and Antonio Inoki was performed.

Nov.Held the 12th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Keiji Sanpei.

Jun.Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia visits Kyokushinkainan.

Jul.Sosai Oyama speaks to inmates at Nakano Prison and receives a letter of appreciation.

Sep.The 1st South American Karate Championships were held.

Nov.Held the 13th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Keiji Sanpei.

Nov.Held the 14th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Keiji Sanpei.

Feb.Performed Karate on the aircraft carrier, Jeanne d'Arc of France.

MayThe 35th Wedding Anniversary of Mas Oyama and his wife were celebrated at a national gathering was held in Tokyo.

Jun.The 1st Hungarian Open Karate Championship was held for the 1st time in the communist countries.

Nov.Held the 15th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Kasuto Onishi.

Jan.Held the 3rd World Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Makoto Nakamura.

Apr.The 1st All Japan Weight Category Karate Championships was held in Osaka.

MayPerformed Karate on the aircraft carrier, Jeanne d'Arc of France.

Nov.Held the 16th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Hiroki Kurosawa.

Kazuhiko Ogasawara will take on the 100-man kumite challenge.

Dec.Prince Diendra of Nepal visits the Kyokushinkaikan

Jan.A Shochiku movie titled "Kyokushin - The Strongest Karate in the World" was released.

Apr.Former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka and Sosai Oyama have a conversation.

Nov.Held the 17th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Akiyoshi Matsui.

MayThe 3rd European Karate Championships were held, and Sosai Oyama met with IOC President Samaranch in Barcelona, ​​Spain.

Akiyoshi Matsui successfully challenged himself in the 100-man-kumite (only the 3rd person in history).

Nov.Held the 18th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Akiyoshi Matsui.

Nov.The 4th World Open Karate Championship (also the 19th All Japan Championship) was held at the Nippon Budokan. Akiyoshi Matsui achieved his third consecutive victory, including the All Japan Championship.

Nov.Established Kyokushin Kaikan branches in every prefecture of Japan.

Held the 20th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Yasuhiro Kuwajima.

Dec.Mas Oyama wrote to Chairman Samaranch of the I.O.C. proposing his idea the participation of Karate, KunFu, and Taekwondo into the Olympics.

Dec.Held the 21th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Kenji Yamaki.

MayA demonstration troupe was sent to a martial arts festival held in the then Soviet Republic of Ukraine.

Nov.Met with officials from the Soviet Ministry of Sports.

Dec.Held the 22th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Akira Masuda.

MayAn official Kyokushin Kaikan branch is established in Mongolia.

Akira Masuda successfully challenged himself in the 100-man-kumite (only the 4th person in history).

Nov.The 5th World Open Karate Championship (also the 23th All Japan Championship) was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. The winner was Kenji Midori.

Oct.Held the 24th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Yoshihiro Tamura.

Oct.Held the 25th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Hajime Kazumi.

Apr.Sosai Mas Oyama passes away from lung cancer at the age of 70.

MayIn accordance with the will of the late Sosai Mas Oyama, Shokei Matsui was named his successor and inaugurated as Director of the International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan.

Jun.Memoril services are held for Mas Oyama at Aoyama Funeral Hall in Tokyo.

Aug.The Mini World Championship (international tournament) was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Oct.Held the 26th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Kenji Yamaki.

Mar.Kenji Yamaki & Francisco Filho each successfully challenged the 100-man-kumite (Yamaki only the 5th person in history / Filho only the 6th person in history).

Apr.The 1st All Japan Elementary and Junior High School Karate Championships is held. Since then, it has been held every year as the All Japan Youth Championships.

Sep.A training camp for the Japanese national team was held in Kiyosumi, Chiba, where Sosai Mas Oyama trained. A monument was erected to mark the "Birthplace of Kyokushin Karate."

Nov.The 6th World Open Karate Championship (also the 27th All Japan Championship) was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. The winner was Kenji Yamaki

Jan.The 1st World Women's Karate Championships, was held in New York, and the first women's kata division was held. The first one-match under kumite rules was held.

Sep.The first North American Karate Championship, the predecessor to the America's Cup and All-American Open, was held in New York, USA.

The announcement of the opening of the door to lift past expulsions, excommunications, and estrangements.

Nov.Held the 28th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. Hajime Kazumi won his second championship.

Apr.First World Championships by Weight Category, The 1st World Weight Category Karate Championships was held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Hall.At the same time, a memorial service for Mas Oyama's third anniversary will be held at the Kokugikan.

A monument commemorating Sosai Mas Oyama was erected at Mitsumine Shrine.

At a martial arts festival held in Paris, France, the Kyokushin Demonstration Troupe, including Kenji Yamaki, performed a martial arts demonstration, and the city Kenji is awarded the Kyokushin Kaikan a Special Order of Cultural Merit.

Oct.The 1st All Japan Senior Men's and Women's Karate Championships was held.

Nov.Held the 28th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. Hajime Kazumi won his second consecutive title and third overall.

Feb.The 1st Kyokushin-sai was held, National Regional Team Match.

Apr.The World Cup Paris Team Tournament was held in France. Japan's A team won.

Jun.Held the 15th All Japan Weight Category Karate Championships, A heavyweight（－90kg） category will be added to this tournament, bringing the total to four classes.

Jul.An international one-match tournament will be held in Melbourne, Australia.

Nov.Held the 29th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. Hajime Kazumi won his third consecutive title and fourth overall.

Mar.The Kyokushinkaikan Honbu moved to the new location.

Hajime Kazumi successfully challenged himself in the 100-man-kumite (only the 7th person in history).

Nov.The 7th World Open Karate Championship (also the 31th All Japan Championship) was held at the Tokyo. Francisco Filho won the title, the first non-Japanese competitor to do so.

Dec.A National athletes Development Committee was established with the aim of regaining the title four years later.

Mar.The Refereeing and Deliberation Committee was established.

Jul.The first national athletes training camp was held in Iwaki, Fukushima.

Nov.Held the 32th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Hitosshi Kiyama.

Jun.Held the 2nd World Weight Category Karate Championships in Osaka, Japan.

Sep.The The America's Cup 2001 was held in New York, USA, 10 days after the September 11 attacks.

Nov.Held the 33th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. Hitoshi Kiyama wins his second consecutive championship.

Mar.The Kyokushin Paris International Karate Championships were held in Paris, France.

Apr.The 9th All Asia Open Karate Championships and the 5th Kyokushin-sai were held in Fukuoka.

Jun.The America's Cup 2002 is renamed the All American Open 2002 and held in New York, USA.

Sep.Copa do Mundo-2002 World Cup Team Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Nov.Held the 34th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. Hajime Kazumi wins his fifth championship.

Aug.The Japanese national team for the world championship are conducting a training camp at Mitsumine Shrine, a place associated with Sosai Mas Oyama, and in Kiyosumi, Chiba.

Oct.The Japanese national team for the world championship are conducting a training camp at Mitsumine Shrine, a place associated with Sosai Mas Oyama, and in Kiyosumi, Chiba.

Nov.The 8th World Open Karate Championship (also the 35th All Japan Championship) was held at the Tokyo. Hitoshi Kiyama won the championship, and Japan regained the title.

Mar.A memorial service for the 10th anniversary of Sosai Mas Oyama is held at the Hotel Metropolitan in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

Jul.An international friendly match will be held in the conflict-ridden Chechen Republic.

Sep."Celebration of the 10th anniversary of Director Matsui's appointment" held at New Takanawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo.

Oct.The Kyokushin specialty program "IChigeki Nyukon" begins airing on TV Tokyo.

Nov.Held the 36th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Kentaro Tanaka.

Apr.World Women's Weight Category Karate Championships, the International Senior Karate Championships, and the International Youth Karate Championships were held in Tokyo.

MayHeld the 3rd World Weight Category Karate Championships in Tokyo.

Oct."Ichigeki Plaza" Open in Tokyo.

Nov.Held the 37th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Yoshiaki Uchida.

MayThe sports drink "Asahi ICHIGEKI," developed jointly by Asahi Soft Drinks and the Kyokushin Kaikan, is now available nationwide.

Nov.Held the 38th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. Yoshiaki Uchida wins his second consecutive championship.

Jul.Gaho Noro, Calligrapher, IKO Honbu Special Advisor and Japanese National Treasure who created “Kyokushin” banner, passed away at the age of 74.

Nov.The 9th World Open Karate Championship (also the 39th All Japan Championship) was held at the Tokyo. The winner was Ewerton Teixeira.

Feb.Mas Oyama Memorial was built at Mt. Kiyosumi, Chiba where Mas Oyama served his legendary mountain training.

Apr.The first "International Karate Friendship" for women, youth, and senior was held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba.

MayThe International Team Tournament was held at Khabarovsk, Russia. 10teams from 6 continents participated.

Nov.Held the 40th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Makoto Taniguchi.

Jan.The 8th World Open Champion, Kiyama Hitoshi, is appointed as Manager for the Japan National Team at the 4th World Weight Category Karate Championships

Mar.Artur Hovhannisian successfully challenged himself in the 100-man-kumite (only the 8th person in history).

Aug.Held the 4th World Weight Category Karate Championships in Chiba.

Sep.To promote the ultimate goal of the Kyokushinkaikan: World Peace, the IKO International One Match was held in South Ossetia - a year after the devastating war. 3 competitors participated from Japan

Nov.Held the 41th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. Kentaro Tanaka wins for the second time.

Nov.Held the 42th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Tariel Nikoleishvili.

Shihan Yuzo Goda celebrates his 70th birthday and the 50th Anniversary of the start of his Kyokushin training with a Gala Party in Tokyo where Kancho Shokei Matsui presented him with 9th Dan for his longtime contribution to IKO.

Jan.Kancho Shokei Matsui gave the New Year's Opening Address “Meichi Gannen” at the Kyokushinkaikan 2011 “Kagami-Biraki” (official New Year's welcome training) which was broadcast worldwide on Ustream TV.

Mar.3.11. Earthquake and Tsunami hits Northern Japan, over 10,000 lives lost. Kyokushin members in Japan and around the world raise funds and support to help rebuild the area and our IKO Branch Dojos who were devastated by the disaster.

The European Karate Championships were held in Paris as a selection tournament for the 10th World Open. Alejandro Navarro of Spain wins the title.

MayKancho Shokei Matsui, Shihan Yuzo Goda & the Japan National Team visited the devastated Northern Japan area of Iwate Prefecture, to support rebuilding efforts.

Sep.Shihan Booby Lowe, International Committee Chairman, North & Central American Chairman, and Branch Chief for Hawaii passes away at age 82.

Nov.The 10th World Open Karate Championship (also the 43th All Japan Championship) was held at the Tokyo. The winner was Tariel Nikoleishvili.

The first ever Women's World Karate Championships was held with open weight class. The winner was Anastasia Kripnova.

Feb.Georges St-Pierre, IKO member and "UFC” mixed martial arts star, pays his respects to Kancho Matsui at IKO Honbu.

Nov.Held the 44th All Japan Open Karate Championship at the Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Hall in Tokyo. The winner was Alejandro Navarro.

Apr.Held the 5th World Weight Category Karate Championships in Tokyo.

Nov.Held the 45th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Kyohei Ajima.

Apr.Sosai Mas Oyama 20th Memorial Ceremony is held in Tokyo.

Tariel Nikoleishvili successfully challenged himself in the 100-man-kumite (only the 9th person in history).

Oct.Special award and certificate were presented by the Princess Takamado, Honorary Vice President of the Japanese Red Cross Society in the Tokyo Red Cross Conference on October 15, 2014.

Nov.Held the 46th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Darmen Sadvokasov.

The 50th Anniversary Celebration of the International Karate Organization Kyokushin Kaikan was held at Tokyo Kaikan.

Apr.Japan Karatedo Federation Press Release announces their collaboration with the IKO Kyokushin Kaikan and mutual aim to bring karate to the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

MayPerforming a ceremonial demonstration at the 400th Anniversary Festival of Nikko Toshogu Shrine.

Jul.The World Cup Team Match Championship is held in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

Aug.Honbu Daikanyama Dojo New Opened.

Nov.The 11th World Open Karate Championship (also the 47th All Japan Championship) was held at the Tokyo. The winner was Zahari Damyanov.

The Women's World Open Karate Championship were held at the same time, with Uliana Grebenschikova taking the championship.

At the 11th World Championship, the colors of the competition venue, signage, and logos were refreshed. The Japan Karatedo Federation National Team athletes performed demonstrations.

Feb.Soshu Shigeru Oyama, chairman of World Oyama Karate, passed away. Kancho Matsui presented Soshu Oyama an honorary 10th Dan at the 11th World Open in November 2015 to honor his life long contribution to karate.

Apr.The New IKO Kumite Rules were introduced during the International Karate Friendship 2016.

The 11th World Open Champion, Zahari Damyanov takes on the 100-man-kumite challenge.

MayIKO Honbu held the 1st JKF Training Seminar at Daikanyama Dojo as a collaboration event. Subsequent weekly seminars were held every Sat for one year and 6 months.

Jun.The 33rd All Japan Weight Category Karate Championships was held under the New IKO Rules in Osaka.

Aug.Karate was selected as an Official Game of the 2020 Olympic Games, at the IOC General Meeting.

Nov.Held the 48th All Japan Open Karate Championship in Tokyo. The winner was Syohei Kamada.

Apr.Held the 6th World Weight Category Karate Championships in Tokyo.

Nov.The 49th All Japan Open Karate Championship and The 2017 Women's All Japan Open Karate Championship were held in Tokyo. Yuta Takahashi defeated Shohei Kamada at the final to take the men's title, and Anastasia Khasanova took the women's.

Jan.IKO Honbu Winter Camp was held at Mt. Mitsumine, Saitama Prefecture. Kancho Matsui conducted the IKO Semi-Contact Rules Seminar, which was held in a various cities across Japan for 6 months.

Jun.The 2018 All Japan IKO Semi Contact Competition was held in Osaka for the first time.

Oct.The 50th All Japan Open Karate Championship and The 2018 Women's All Japan Open Karate Championship were held in Tokyo. Mikio Ueda defeated Shohei Kamada at the final to take the men's title, and Myuu Nagayoshi took the Women's for the 2nd time.

Jan.IKO Technical Committee was formed to study basics, stance, movement and kata.

Apr.In addition to the traditional kata and kumite competitions, semi-contact rule kumite competitions have been added to the International Karate Friendship 2019.

Nov.The 12th World Open Karate Championship (also the 51th All Japan Championship) was held at the Tokyo. The winner was Mikio Ueda.

The 2019 World Women's Open Karate Championship final was between Japanese competitors Miyu Nagayoshi and Nanami Sato, with Miyu Nagayoshi winning the championship.

Apr.Due to the worldwide pandemic, almost all annual events were cancelled or postponed.

MayThe Medical Committee has announced infection prevention guidelines for resuming dojo training. Meanwhile, online training was became more widespread.

Nov.The 52nd All Japan Open Karate Championship were held in Tokyo, Japan without spectators. Kovalenko Konstantin and Sato Nanami won the titles.

Official video streaming service "KYOKUSHIN ONLINE" launched, live streaming the All Japan Championship.

Jan.Due to the pandemic, IKO Officials visited Mitsumine Shrine and Sosai Masutatsu Oyama's Memorial, instead of holding annual IKO Honbu Winter Camp.

Apr.上The 12th World Open Champion, Mikio Ueda takes on the 100-man-kumite challenge.

MayInternational Online Kata Championships 2021 was held for the first time.

Sep.It has been decided to postpone the 53rd All Japan Championship and the 2021 All Japan Women's Championship to April of the following year.

Oct.A total of 13 fighters from Kyokushin Kaikan participated in the Shinseikai All Japan Championship, winning in two out of the four weight classes.

Dec.All Japan Goodwill Matches was held at IKO Honbu Daikanyama Dojo.

Jan.IKO honbu winter training camp was held at Mitsumine Shrine with a limited number of participants.

Apr.The 53rd All Japan Open and 2021 All Japan Women's Open Karate Championships, postponed form 2021, were held in Tokyo, Japan. Nishimura Kaito and Sato Nanami took the titles respectively.

Jun.The All Japan Weight Category Karate Championship (also serving as the 37th All Japan Weight Category Championship) was held in Osaka in collaboration with Shinseikai.

Nov.The 6th World Open Champion, Yamaki Kenji, re-joined IKO Honbu to be a Honbu instructor. Goki-kai, chaired by Iwasaki Tatsuya, became IKO's supporting member.

The 54th All Japan Karate Championship was held as a combined tournament for men and women. The winners were Nishimura Kaito (two consecutive victories) and Uzawa Nana.

The first demonstration by the Performance Project Team, established during the COVID-19 pandemic, was showcased at the 54th All Japan Championship.

Jan.Renku Bukan, chaired by Takaku Masayoshi, became IKO's supporting member.

Feb.The Japanese national team members participating in the world tournament visited Mitsumine Shrine.

Mar.A "Defensive Techniques" section was added to the I.K.O. Kyokushin rules and a verification match was held.

Apr.Kancho Shokei Matsui's ‘KANREKI Celebration Party’ (60th Birthday Party) with approximately 500 guests was held in Tokyo, Japan.

The 2023 International Karate Friendship was held with approximately 1,500 participants in Tokyo, Japan.

Jun.The 2nd All Japan Weight Category Karate Championships, jointly hosted with Shinseikai, was held in conjunction with the 19th All Asia Weight Category Championships and the 38th All Japan Weight Category Championships.

Nov.The 13th World Open Karate Championship (also the 55th All Japan Championship) was held at the Tokyo. The winners were Eremenko Aleksandr and Sato Nanami.

The 13th World Championship was held as a commemorative event for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sosai Mastatsu Oyama, and demonstrations by branch chiefs from around the world were performed.

In 2019, the 'Sosai Mastatsu Oyama Training Ground Memorial' that collapsed in Kamo River, Kiyosumi, Chiba Prefecture, will be reconstructed and a unveiling ceremony will be held.

Apr.The "Sosai Masutatsu Oyama 30th Memorial Ceremony" and the "60th Anniversary Celebration of the International Karate Oganezation Kyokushin Kaikan" will be held on the anniversary of the Sosai's death, April 26th.

Oct.A party was held to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the appointment of Shokei Matsui as Director of the IKO Kyokushinkaikan.

The guidelines for activities for "Kyokushinkaikan's Year of Meichi" set out by Head Kancho Shokei Matsui in 2011 have been officially re-announced on YouTube.

The IKO World Team Maches were held in Poland. The Japanese team won.

Nov.Strengthening safety measures and holding the 2024 Kyokushin Sai.

The 56th All Japan Open Karate Championship was held at the Tokyo. The winners were Kovalenko Konstantin and Zabelina Elizaveta.

Apr.Held the 7th World Weight Category Karate Championships in Tokyo.

Jul.The Shinseikai Karatedo has become a supporting member of the IKO. It was announced that the All Japan Weight Category Championships in August will be jointly hosted by the Kyokushinkaikan and the Shinsseikai.