For non-Japanese staff
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ICO Room, Wako Campus
The ICO Room is an annex of the RIKEN Global Relations Office and is located in Rooms 133-135 of the Main Research Building. The room contains an extensive lending library of Japanese culture, customs and language related reference books, videos novels, and other reading materials. There is also a notice board displaying upcoming events, items for sale, and so on. Next to the ICO Room are two classrooms where Japanese lessons are taught by professional teachers on weekday afternoons and evenings. Newspapers and periodicals available such as The Japan Times, Hiragana Times and copies of locally published newsletters including Help (issued by the Saitama International Association) and ICIEF BOARD (issued by Association for Itabashi International Communication) are also available. Orientation in English is held every month. Brain Science Institute (BSI) HelpDesk, Wako CampusThe HelpDesk is located in the Brain Science Promotion Division office on the first floor of the BSI Central Building. It provides assistance to BSI staff, particularly non-Japanese staff, in regard to the following matters:
Contact details are available via the RIKEN internal website. Yokohama Support Desk,Yokohama Campus
The Yokohama Support Desk (YSD) provides assistance to foreign researchers to help make their stay at RIKEN more comfortable and productive. Among the services YSD provides are:
The Yokohama Support Desk is part of the Personnel Group of the General Affairs Section in the Yokohama Research Promotion Division, which is located on the third floor of the Main Office Building.
Office for Research Communications (ORC), Center for Developmental Biology (CDB), Kobe Campus
The RIKEN CDB is committed to providing a collegial, international work environment for staff, and welcomes applicants of every nationality, ethnicity and gender. CDB labs and administration are English-Japanese bilingual, and it is Center policy to conduct all meetings at which any person present is not a Japanese speaker entirely in English. To assist its non-Japanese staff with relocation to Japan, and to ensure they are able to make a smooth transition into an exciting but unfamiliar environment, the CDB has established the Office for Science Communications and International Affairs (SCIA). In addition to producing promotional exhibits, materials and content (including much of the CDB website) and administering international affiliations, the SCIA offers a wide range of support services to staff from abroad. These support services range from assistance with obtaining and renewing visas, to apartment hunting in the Kobe area, to assistance with communications inside and outside of the Center. Contact details are available via the RIKEN internal website. |