Category:Ryuho Okawa

**Ryūhō Ōkawa**
	Japanese religious leader who founded the world religion "Happy Science" (1956-2023)
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Name in native language	大川隆法 (おおかわりゅうほう, Ōkawa Ryūhō);
Date of birth	7 July 1956; Kawashima (Oe district, Tokushima Prefecture, Yoshinogawa); 中川隆
Date of death	2 March 2023; Minato (Tokyo)
Work period (start)	6 October 1986 (Happy Science); 23 May 2009 (Happiness Realization Party); 24 December 1987 (IRH Press);
Country of citizenship	Japan;
Educated at	University of Tokyo (bachelor's degree, jurisprudence, political science); CUNY Graduate School and University Center (international finance); Q11489918; Q11414408; Q11414411;
Occupation	religious leader; film producer; intellectual; writer; novelist; poet; composer; philosopher; scholar of English; political philosopher; sociologist; lyricist; psychic; father of faith; office worker (trading company, Tomen Corporation, 1981–1986); businessperson (trading company, Tomen Corporation, 1981–1986); thinker;
Employer	Tomen Corporation (Q11639310, 1981–1986); Happy Science (founder, sosai, 1986–);
Member of political party	Happiness Realization Party (sosai, organizational founder);
Field of work	religious movement; political philosophy; Q2512021;
Native language	Japanese;
Father	Saburō Yoshikawa;
Child	Hiroshi (oldest son); Sayaka Okawa; Masaki Okawa; Yuta Okawa; Arisa Okawa;
Spouse	Shio Okawa (2012–);
Relative	Shizuko Nakagawa (aunt);
Notable work	The Laws of the Sun; The Golden Laws; The Laws of Eternity; INVINCIBLE THINKING; “I’m Fine” Spirit; The Mystical Laws; The Rebirth of Buddha; The Descent of Japanese Father God Ame-no-Mioya-Gami; THE LIFE OF GREAT HERMES; Q11501027; The MANIFESTO of the HAPPINESS REALIZATION PARTY; The Laws of PROSPERITY;
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	Q7385496; ISNI: 0000000081757670; VIAF ID: 110077581; GND ID: 122638042; Library of Congress authority ID: n89142670; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 150864362; IdRef ID: 063868369; NDL Authority ID: 00168214; Libraries Australia ID: 35922571; NL CR AUT ID: jo2015868057; National Library of Israel ID (old): 000499035; Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 078219140; NUKAT ID: n01093704; National Library of Korea ID: KAC200306751; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007280104505171; NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA02935153; Open Library ID: OL453994A; IMDb ID: nm2507310
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