Hatakeyama Yoshitaka
Asian Conference on Religion and Peace
[1949, in Tokyo]
He graduated at Musashino Art University and entered Buddhist Seminary of Rissho Kosei-kai (RK) in 1971.
He was Head of External Affairs Section in RK, Buddhist Minister of RK New York, and RK- NGO Representative to UN Board of WCRP U.S.A.
In 2002, he was appointed as Under Secretary- General of World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP) and in 2012 he became the Secretary-General.
(September 2014)