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1974 - 1989 Days of Executive Advisor (until 94 years old)
| Years | Ages | Items |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 81 | Visits U.S. for the first time in 13 years to attend the Japan Parade at the 200th anniversary of its independence. On November 3, 30th anniversary of founding of PHP Institute, Inc. is celebrated, and Konosuke talks about its true mission.  |
| 1977 | 82 | Watashi no Yume, Nihon no Yume, 21 Seiki no Nihon (My Dream, Japanese Dream and Japan in 21st Century) is published. It proposes what Japan should look like in 21st century.  |
| 1978 | 83 | Panasonic's 60th anniversary is celebrated. Announces "Panasonic should have a further development after 60 years" at an annual management policy meeting.  |
| 1979 | 84 | Becomes an honorary citizen of Wakayama Prefecture. Receives Panglima Mangku Negar decoration for gallantry from Malaysian government. Establishes The Matsushita Institute of Government and Management, and assumes the post of chairman and president. |
| 1980 | 85 | The first-year students enter The Matsushita Institute of Government and Management.  Visits China and meets with Deng Xiaoping. |
| 1981 | 86 | Receives Order of the Rising Sun, First Class, with Star and Ribbon from Japanese government. Completes the construction of "Founder's Memorial Garden" on the premises of the headquarters of Matsushita Electric. |
| 1983 | 88 | Receives Ecomienda de la Orden del Mérito Civil from Spanish government. Funds Japan Prize and becomes the first president of Japan Prize Foundation. Establishes Kyoto Colloquium on Global Change, and assumes post of chairman. |
| 1986 | 91 | Receives honorary doctoral in Law from University of Maryland, USA. |
| 1987 | 92 | Receives Order of the Paulownia Flowers from Japanese government. Receives honorary doctoral in Humanities from Pacific University, USA.  |
| 1988 | 93 | Establishes The Matsushita International Foundation. Establishes The Konosuke Matsushita Foundation of EXPO'90 (The International Garden and Greenery Exposition, Osaka, Japan, 1990). (The two foundations merged into The Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Foundation in 2010.) |
| 1989 | 94 | Passes away of pneumonia at the age of 94 at 10:06 on April 27. |
