What is RIKEN?

In its first incarnation, Riken was a private foundation ( zaidan ), funded by a combination of industry, the government, and the Imperial Household. It was located in the Komagome district of Tokyo, and its first Director was the mathematician Baron Dairoku Kikuchi .

What does 11364 stand for?

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11364] AN ACT REORGANIZING AND STRENGTHENING THE COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6939, CREATING THE COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Uploaded on: August 14, 2019 Resources

What is the RIKEN concern?

In 1927, Viscount Masatoshi Ōkōchi, the third Director, established the Riken Concern (a zaibatsu ). This was a group of spin-off companies that used Riken’s scientific achievements for commercial ends and returned the profits to Riken.

Where is the RIKEN institute located?

In 1958 the Diet passed the Riken Law, whereby the institute returned to its original name and entered its third incarnation, as a public corporation (特殊法人, tokushu hōjin), funded by the government. In 1963 it relocated to a large site in modern day Wakō then until 1970 in Saitama Prefecture, just outside Tokyo .