- ISO/IEC Guide 71 was proposed by Japan in 1998 and became ISO in 2001.
- ISO/IEC Guide71 was then translated into Japanese and became JIS Z 8071 in 2003.
- The committee, organized in 2001, developed JIS X 8341-1, 8341-2, and 8341-3 according to JIS Z 8071 in 2004.
- JIS X 8341-1, common guidelines, was proposed to ISO in 2004.
Strong relationship between JIS X 8341 and ISO.