The High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, known as KEK, is a Japanese organization whose purpose is to operate the largest particle physics laboratory in Japan, situated in Tsukuba, Ibaraki prefecture. It was established in 1997. Wikipedia
Founded: April 1971
Parent organization: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Headquarters: Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Director General: Masanori Yamauchi