Riken

<p>Riken  is a national scientific <a href="/facts/Research_institute/h1CjvE4X">research institute</a> in Japan. Founded in 1917, it now has about 3,000 scientists on seven campuses across Japan, including the main site at <a href="/facts/Wak%C5%8D,_Saitama/IItqt15r">Wakō</a>, <a href="/facts/Saitama_Prefecture/4R0fXkgI">Saitama Prefecture</a>, on the outskirts of <a href="/facts/Tokyo/GTvuw4ct">Tokyo</a>. Riken is a <a href="/facts/Japanese_National_Research_and_Development_Agencies/fJLz5GCz">Designated National Research and Development Institute</a>, and was formerly an <a href="/facts/Independent_Administrative_Institution/ELUznraY">Independent Administrative Institution</a>.
</p><p>Riken conducts research in various fields of science, including <a href="/facts/Physics/a7aH2y08">physics</a>, <a href="/facts/Chemistry/SrNqkGVm">chemistry</a>, <a href="/facts/Biology/1M1ee3pB">biology</a>, <a href="/facts/Genomics/pVU3BGpL">genomics</a>, <a href="/facts/Medical_science/2fnp90Je">medical science</a>, <a href="/facts/Engineering/RFVg8H3I">engineering</a>, <a href="/facts/High-performance_computing/HT9NwGAN">high-performance computing</a> and <a href="/facts/Computer_science/lN3pEyPz">computational science</a>, and ranging from <a href="/facts/Basic_research/QvrBkrRb">basic research</a> to <a href="/facts/Applied_research/13h5uYCH">practical applications</a> with 485 partners worldwide. It is almost entirely funded by the <a href="/facts/Japanese_government/HSvEeNXN">Japanese government</a>, with an annual budget of ¥100 billion (US$750 million) in FY2023.
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