TODA

The Toda Peace Institute is an independent, nonpartisan institute committed to advancing a more just and peaceful world through policy-oriented peace research and practice. The institute commissions evidence-based research, convenes multi-track and multi-disciplinary problem-solving workshops and seminars, and promotes dialogue across ethnic, cultural, religious and political divides. It catalyses practical, policy-oriented conversations between theoretical experts, practitioners, policymakers and civil society leaders in order to discern innovative and creative solutions to the major problems confronting the world in the twenty-first century... Toda Peace Institute was established on 11 February, 1996 by Daisaku Ikeda, a Buddhist philosopher, educator, prolific writer and poet, and founding president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI). The institute was founded in honour of Ikeda's mentor, Josei Toda, and his vision for sustainable peace, a world without nuclear weapons, and respect..

Primary location: Tokyo Japan