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RIKEN has several internal organizations whose goals are to promote and develop RIKEN internally, domestically, and internationally.

RIKEN Scientists' Assembly

The RIKEN Scientists’ Assembly (RSA) was established to promote research and to further the development of RIKEN. The RSA serves as the voice of RIKEN personnel involved in research, provides a medium for interaction among RIKEN’s researchers, and works to improve RIKEN’s research environment.

THE RIKEN Mutual Benefit Society (RIKEN Kyosaikai)

The RIKEN Mutual Benefit Society (RIKEN Kyosaikai) is an employee mutual aid society with around 3,500 members. The purpose of this society is to provide RIKEN employees with welfare benefits and support and to encourage employee interaction through clubs and events for a better, more comfortable workplace. The RIKEN Mutual Benefit Society offers a diverse range of welfare benefits, subsidies, and loans. Membership is compulsory and dues are automatically deducted from monthly casino salary.

The RIKEN Mutual Benefit Society's primary activities include the following:

  • Cultural, sports, and other events for employee interaction and welfare
  • Diverse outsourced welfare services for education, sports, travel, and life events (Fukuri Kosei Club, Diamond Society, special discounts for Tokyo Disney Resort and Universal Studios Japan, group insurance, safe online casino etc.)
  • Monetary payments for weddings and childbirth and condolence money for funerals
  • Small loans

RIKEN Labor Union

RIKEN's Labor Union uses collective bargaining to obtain better working conditions. The issues it deals with include employment contracts, income, working hours, holidays, pensions, health insurance, online casino slots safety and healthcare, work rules,. and the natural and working environments. The Union is headquartered at the Wako campus, and membership is open to all RIKEN employees.

RIKEN Alumni

RIKEN SNS

The SNS (Social Networking Service) is a tool for current and former RIKEN personnel. For more information, visit http://www.riken.jp/engn/r-world/rikensns/index.html.

RIKEN alumni email address

The RIKEN alumni email service is a free mail-forwarding service for people who have worked at RIKEN in the past. For more information, visit http://www.riken.jp/engn/r-world/alum/index.html.

Friends of RIKEN

We are keen to keep in touch with former researchers to follow their careers and send them news and information about RIKEN. In order to do this efficiently, we have set up "Friends of RIKEN". Contact details are available via the RIKEN internal website.