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Chinese Vice President Meets Japanese Guest
Minoru Harada (原田 稔, Harada Minoru, born November 8, 1941) is a Japanese Buddhist leader. He is the sixth president of the Soka Gakkai from 9 November 2006. He is also the Supreme Advisor of Sōka University and the Acting President of Soka Gakkai International (SGI).
In 1953, he became an adherent of Soka Gakkai (the then Nichiren Shōshū). He attended Tokyo Metropolitan Bunkyo High School (now Tokyo Metropolitan Bunkyo Secondary Education School). He graduated from the University of Tokyo with the Bachelor of Economics degree. According to Soka Gakkai, he was a left-wing protester and a student activist like participating in the demonstration into the National Diet Building in the 1960s. He was the manager of the Student Division and the Youth Division of Soka Gakkai, and the one of some Vice-Presidents of Soka Gakkai. In 2001, He was appointed the one of some Vice-Chairmen of Soka Gakkai.
He became the sixth President of Soka Gakkai on 9 November 2006 following the resignation of Einosuke Akiya from the position.