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News 2026

July

Jul. 21, 2026
Meet RIKEN's new laboratory heads (July 2026)
Jul. 16, 2026
Statement on the passing of Susumu Tonegawa, Former Director of the Brain Science Institute
Jul. 14, 2026
Mikiko Sodeoka elected as International Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

June

Jun. 23, 2026
RIKEN’s new AI for Science supercomputer has an official name: "RIKYU"
Jun. 19, 2026
RIKEN’s new platform for quantum-HPC hybrid computing
Jun. 18, 2026
RIKEN co-hosts Electron Ion Collider Resource Review Board
Jun. 5, 2026
Message from President Gonokami regarding the new Japan-US strategic partnership on “AI for Science”

May

May 19, 2026
Meet RIKEN's new laboratory heads (April 2026)
May 12, 2026
MOU with BIPM and Shimadzu on collaboration toward redefining the second
May 5, 2026
Collaboration with Cleveland Clinic and IBM to model a 12,635-atom protein using quantum computers

April

Apr. 22, 2026
RIKEN invests into SAIMEMORY Corp
Apr. 17, 2026
Verification Committee Report Regarding a Media Report on RIKEN
Apr. 16, 2026
European Parliament delegation visits Wako Campus
Apr. 14, 2026
Notice on the RIKEN Website Restoration
Apr. 10, 2026
Members of the French President’s official delegation visit Wako Campus
Apr. 10, 2026
Call for applications for the RIKEN ECL Program for FY 2026
Apr. 7, 2026
Health-oriented Management Declaration

March

Mar. 27, 2026
RIKEN and Hamamatsu Photonics sign framework agreement on collaboration
Mar. 25, 2026
Scientists successfully transport antimatter in a truck
Mar. 9, 2026
Remembering Anthony J. Leggett (1938-2026)
Mar. 3, 2026
RIKEN R-CCS collaborates with Singapore on hybrid quantum-classical computing

February

Feb. 18, 2026
RIKEN and National Cancer Center Japan revise Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate solutions to medical challenges
Feb. 9, 2026
President Gonokami appointed to U.S. Department of Energy panel
Feb. 6, 2026
Visit by U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science
Feb. 5, 2026
Media report related to RIKEN

January

Jan. 27, 2026
RIKEN, Argonne National Laboratory, Fujitsu, and NVIDIA collaborate to advance AI and HPC