The IEEE established the Electrical Engineering Milestones in 1983 to honor significant achievements in the history of electrical and electronic engineering. In 2000, the name of the program was changed to IEEE Milestones in Electrical Engineering and Computing, to make clear that achievements in all IEEE fields were eligible for recognition. To be designated an achievement, it must be at least 25 years old, must have involved a unique solution to an engineering problem, and must have had at least regional impact.

At the end of April 2011, there are 110 Milestones around the world, and 14 Milestones in Japan as indicated in the following;

1. Directive Short Wave Antenna, 1924

2. Mount Fuji Radar System, 1964

3. Tokaido Shinkansen, 1964

4. Electronic Quartz Wristwatch, 1969

5. Pioneering Work on Electronic Calculators, 1964-1973

6. Development of VHS, a World Standard for Home Video Recording, 1976

7. Railroad Ticket Examining System, 1965-1971

8. The First Word Processor for Japanese Language, 1971-1978
   (For details on Dedication Ceremony, visit Tokyo Bulletin No. 47.)

9. Yosami Radio Transmitting Station, 1929

10. Development of Ferrite Materials and Their Applications, 1930-1945
    (For details on Dedication Ceremony, visit Tokyo Bulletin No. 53.)

11. Development of Electronic Television, 1924-1941
    (For details on Dedication Ceremony, visit Tokyo Bulletin No. 55.)

12. First Transpacific Reception of a Television (TV) Signal via Satellite, 1963
    (For details on Dedication Ceremony, visit Tokyo Bulletin No. 55.)

13. Kurobe River No. 4 Hydropower Plant, 1956-63

14. Commercialization and Industrialization of Photovoltaic Cells, 1959