On October 13-14, 2026, the international forum "Religious Leaders for Peace, Human Dignity and Shared Responsibility" was held in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, at the initiative of the World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRM), which was attended by representatives of various religions from Japan, Palestine, Israel, Iran, Russia, Ukraine and other countries.
The event was held as part of the Tokyo Peace Plan cycle, which is being implemented on the initiative of the Japanese branch of the World Economic Forum. This project provides for the creation of a negotiating platform for religious leaders from countries in a state of war or conflict.
With the blessing of Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations, his deputy Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov took part in the conference. Mufti Damir Mukhetdinov, First Deputy Chairman of the Spiritual Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation, participated from the Russian religious communities.
The forum held sessions on the prevention of future conflicts based on the experience of overcoming existing ones, the role of religious leaders in peace-building processes and the protection of human honor and dignity.
On the second day of the forum, the participants visited the Japanese Parliament and met with a group of parliamentarians.