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RIKEN, officially the Institute for Physical and Chemical Research (Rikagaku Kenkyūjo), is Japan’s premier national research institution. Founded in 1917, it operates as a large network of research centers across Japan, with the main campus in Wako, Saitama. RIKEN conducts basic and applied research across the natural sciences, including physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, and computational science, and it emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and the translation of discoveries into societal benefits.

The organization comprises numerous institutes and centers that cover life sciences, physical sciences, and computational science.

In high-performance computing, RIKEN hosts the Center for Computational Science in Kobe, which developed the K

As a national research institution, RIKEN is funded by the Japanese government and operates under the oversight

RIKEN
conducts
genomic,
cellular,
and
biomedical
research;
materials
science
and
nanotechnology;
and
advanced
computing.
computer
and
now
hosts
Fugaku,
one
of
the
world’s
most
powerful
supercomputers,
used
in
climate
modeling,
drug
discovery,
and
materials
research.
of
MEXT
(Ministry
of
Education,
Culture,
Sports,
Science
and
Technology).
It
collaborates
internationally
with
universities
and
research
organizations
to
advance
science
and
technology.