Current Officers and Trustees

Honorary President Nichiko Niwano, President, Rissho Kosei-kai
Councilor Kenji Ishii, Professor, Kokugakuin University
Councilor Hidehito Okochi, Chief Priest, Kenjuin Temple
Councilor Hideo Oyama, Executive Officer, General Manager Insurance Department, Tachibana Sangyo Co., Ltd.
Councilor Koichi Kawamoto, Director, Tokyo Area/Minister, Suginami Dharma Center, Rissho Kosei-kai
Councilor Keiko Takami, Zabo LLC
Councilor Mikako Nishihara, Trustee and Director, YWCA of Japan
Councilor Ikufumi Fukuzawa, Senior Advisor, SHAPLA NEER = Citizen’s Committee in Japan for Oversea Support
Councilor Kyoko Kikuchi, Advisor for Dharma Dissemination, Rissho Kosei-kai
Councilor Gikyo Sugitani, The abbot (jushoku) of the Kaneiji Enjuin Temple
Councilor Gen Watanabe, Director, The Japan Foundation Center
Councilor Masako Watanabe, Professor Emeritus, Meiji Gakuin University
Auditor Yukiyo Ito, Lawyer, Tranomon Ito Law Office
Auditor Hiroshi Nakamura, Adviser, JUKI CORPORATION
Chairperson Hiroshi Niwano, Chairperson, Niwano Peace Foundation
Director Tadashi Takatani, Director, Niwano Peace Foundation
Director Yasuhito Asami, Professor, Hosei University
Director Yoshihide Uchiyama, Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University
Director Masuhiro Sato, Former member of the Managing Trustee, Rissho Kosei-kai
Director Toshiyuki Chino, Vice President, Shanti Volunteer Association
Director Yoichi Noguchi, Director, Niwano Peace Foundation
Director Seiji Hironaka, Executive Director/Secretary General, Niwano Peace Foundation
Director Toichi Makita, Professor, J. F. Oberlin University
Director Shintaro Yasuda, Special Adviser, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Director Tomoko Arakawa, Director, Asian Rural Institute
Director Kathy R. Matsui, Ph.D. , Department of Global Citizenship Studies, Seisen University