Chinese political advisory body vice chairman, Soka Gakkai president

Chinese political advisory body vice chairman, Soka Gakkai president

Zhu Yongxin (far R, back), vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with Minoru Harada (2nd from L, back), president of Japan's largest lay Buddhist organization, Soka Gakkai, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on May 28, 2024.

Chinese political advisory body vice chairman, Soka Gakkai president

Chinese political advisory body vice chairman, Soka Gakkai president

Zhu Yongxin (R), vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, shakes hands with Minoru Harada, president of Japan's largest lay Buddhist organization, Soka Gakkai, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on May 28, 2024.

Chinese political advisory body vice chairman, Soka Gakkai president

Chinese political advisory body vice chairman, Soka Gakkai president

Zhu Yongxin (R), vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with Minoru Harada, president of Japan's largest lay Buddhist organization, Soka Gakkai, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on May 28, 2024.

Chinese Vice President Wang and Soka Gakkai chairman, Harada

Chinese Vice President Wang and Soka Gakkai chairman, Harada

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan (R) and Minoru Harada, chairman of Soka Gakkai, a major group of lay Buddhists in Japan, hold talks at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on Sept. 25, 2018. Soka Gakkai backs a political party in the Japanese ruling coalition.

Minoru Harada

Minoru Harada

Minoru Harada, chairman of Soka Gakkai (photo taken on Dec. 19, 2007)

Chinese Vice President Wang and Soka Gakkai chairman, Harada

Chinese Vice President Wang and Soka Gakkai chairman, Harada

Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan (L) and Minoru Harada, chairman of Soka Gakkai, a major group of lay Buddhists in Japan, hold talks at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on Sept. 25, 2018. Soka Gakkai backs a political party in the Japanese ruling coalition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Chinese Vice President Wang and Soka Gakkai chairman, Harada

Chinese Vice President Wang and Soka Gakkai chairman, Harada

Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan (L) and Minoru Harada, chairman of Soka Gakkai, a major group of lay Buddhists in Japan, shake hands ahead of their talks at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on Sept. 25, 2018. Soka Gakkai backs a political party in the Japanese ruling coalition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo