RIKEN in the context of Independent Administrative Institution

RIKEN in the context of Independent Administrative Institution

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⭐ Core Definition: RIKEN

Riken (Japanese: 理研; English: /ˈrɪkɛn/; stylized in all caps as RIKEN) is a national scientific research institute in Japan. Founded in 1917, it now has about 3,000 scientists on seven campuses across Japan, including the main site at Wakō, Saitama Prefecture, on the outskirts of Tokyo. Riken is a Designated National Research and Development Institute, and was formerly an Independent Administrative Institution.

Riken conducts research in various fields of science, including physics, chemistry, biology, genomics, medical science, engineering, high-performance computing and computational science, and ranging from basic research to practical applications with 485 partners worldwide. It is almost entirely funded by the Japanese government, with an annual budget of ¥100 billion (US$750 million) in FY2023.

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RIKEN in the context of Japanese National Research and Development Agencies

The Japanese government has established National Research and Development Agencies (Japanese: 国立研究開発法人, romanized: Kokuritsu Kenkyū Kaihatsu Hōjin) that fall under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).

  1. National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
  2. RIKEN
  3. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ)
  4. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
  5. National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST)
  6. National Institute of Genetics (NIG)
  7. National Institute for Basic Biology (NIBB)
  8. National Institute of Informatics (NII)
  9. National Institute of Public Health (NIPH)
  10. National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM)
  11. National Cancer Center (NCC)
  12. National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
  13. National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID)
  14. National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)
  15. National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)
  16. National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBIOHN)
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