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Happy Science

global new religious movement founded in Japan by Ryuho Okawa
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Happy Science

Summary

Happy Science is a religious organization[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of religious_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,518 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Happy Science is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Happy Science is in the country of United States[4].
  • Happy Science is in the country of Canada[5].
  • Happy Science is in the country of Mexico[6].
  • Happy Science is in the country of Brazil[7].
  • Happy Science is in the country of Chile[8].
  • Happy Science's instance of is recorded as religious organization[9].
  • Happy Science's instance of is recorded as new religious movement[10].
  • Happy Science's instance of is recorded as religious corporation[11].
  • Happy Science's instance of is recorded as legal person[12].
  • Happy Science's founder is recorded as Ryūhō Ōkawa[13].
  • Happy Science's headquarters location is recorded as Higashi-Gotanda[14].
  • Happy Science's child organization or unit is recorded as Happy Science University[15].
  • Happy Science's Commons category is recorded as Kōfuku no Kagaku[16].
  • Happy Science's industry is recorded as religious congregations and associations[17].
  • October 6, 1986 marks the founding of Happy Science[18].
  • Happy Science's location of formation is recorded as Nishiogi-Minami[19].
  • Happy Science's parent organization or unit is recorded as Happy Science Group[20].
  • Happy Science's official website is recorded as http://happy-science.jp/[21].
  • Happy Science's official website is recorded as https://happy-science.org/[22].
  • Happy Science's official website is recorded as https://happy-science.de/[23].
  • Happy Science's official website is recorded as http://hans.happy-science.org/[24].
  • Happy Science's official website is recorded as https://happy-science.ca/[25].
  • Happy Science's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kōfuku no Kagaku[26].
  • Happy Science's work location is recorded as Hungary[27].

Body

Founding

Happy Science's founder is recorded as Ryūhō Ōkawa[13]. October 6, 1986 marks the founding of it[18]. Its location of formation is recorded as Nishiogi-Minami[19].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '幸福の科学'}[28], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Happy Science'}[29], {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'it'}[30], {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '행복의 과학'}[31], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'it'}[32], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Kōfuku no Kagaku'}[33].

Operations

Happy Science's headquarters location is recorded as Higashi-Gotanda[14]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Happy Science Group[20]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Happy Science University[15].

Industry

Happy Science's industry is recorded as religious congregations and associations[17].

Why It Matters

Happy Science ranks in the top 8% of religious_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,518 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [13] ↑ . Japanese Wikipedia. wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . happy-science.jp. happy-science.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . happy-science.jp. Retrieved . happy-science.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . happy-science.jp. Retrieved . happy-science.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . happy-science.jp. Retrieved . happy-science.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Japanese Wikipedia. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Japanese Wikipedia. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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