Haruhisa Handa | |
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半田 晴久 | |
| Born | 18 March 1951 Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Toshu Fukami, Shingeki no Hanshin, Toto Ami, Leonardo Toshu |
| Alma mater | Doshisha University |
| Occupation(s) | Religious leader, businessman |
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Haruhisa Handa (半田 晴久, Haruhisa Handa, born 18 March 1951) is a Japanese religious leader and a businessman. Handa is the chairman and spiritual leader of the Shinto-based religion World Mate.[1] He is also known by the name Toshu Fukami (深見 東州, Tōshū Fukami) in his artistic career, as well as the pen name Toto Ami (戸渡阿見, Toto Ami). He also uses the pseudonym Leonardo Toshu (レオナルド東州, Leonarudo Tōshū), which is used as his radio personality.
Handa is the founder of the Japanese Blind Golf Association.[2] He is a chancellor and professor of the University of Cambodia, a professor of Japan Culture Research Institute at Zhejiang Gongshang University,[3] and an honorary consulate of the Kingdom of Cambodia in Fukuoka, Japan.[4]
- ^ Sharon Verghis (25 April 2015). "Haruhisa Handa talks opera and Shinto in rare interview". The Australian. Retrieved 19 September 2020.(subscription required)
- ^ "Olympics-Father of blind golf pushing for Paralympic place". Singapore: Reuters. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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