Einosuke Akiya

Einosuke Akiya (秋谷 栄之助, Akiya Einosuke, born July 15, 1930)[1] is a Japanese Buddhist leader. He was the fifth president of Soka Gakkai from 18 July 1981[2] to 9 November 2006.[3] After his resignation from that position, he became the chairman of the Supreme Leader Meeting of Soka Gakkai in November 2006. He was also the manager of the Men's Division, the Youth Division of Soka Gakkai, the chairman of the Central Meeting and Kofu Shimbun Meeting of Soka Gakkai, the supreme advisor of Sōka University, the honorary director of Tokyo Fuji Art Museum, the supreme advisor of the Min-On Concert Association, the director of the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research and the acting president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI).

Einosuke Akiya
5th President of Soka Gakkai
In office 18 July 1981 – 9 November 2006
Preceded by	Hiroshi Hōjō (北条浩)
Succeeded by	Minoru Harada
Personal details
Born	July 15, 1930  Japan, Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku
Alma mater	Waseda University

Early life

Akiya was born in Tokyo. He attended Tokyo Metropolitan Bunkyo High School. After graduating from Waseda University with a B.A. degree in French Literature, he went to work at the Seikyo Shimbun company, one of Japan's daily newspapers. He also acted as its copy chief.

Soka Gakkai presidency

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. Fr?d?Ric, Louis; Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. ISBN 9780674017535.
3. "In Focus | Soka Gakkai International (SGI)".