Previously, he worked for NHK, Japan Public TV station as a program director from 1993 to 2004 and produced numerous TV documentaries, including “Rebuilding Iraq: Challenges of the United Nations” which received the silver medal from the UN Correspondents Association in 2004. With a PhD in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, Prof. Daisaku also worked as team leader for reconciliation and reintegration in UNAMA and held the position of Minister-Counsellor in the Japanese Mission to the UN in New York.