The Sasakawa Peace Foundation has been implementing the project entitled "Asian Opinion Leaders' Exchange" since the fiscal year 2014. The objective of this project is to enhance mutual understanding and strengthen collaboration between Japan and Asian countries through inviting Asian opinion leaders to Japan and engaging them in dialogue with Japanese policy makers, scholars and business leaders.
On November 4, 2015, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation interviewed Dr. Din Syamsuddin known as one of the prominent leaders of Islam in Indonesia. He served for many years as the chairman of Islamic organization, Muhammadiyah, and is currently chairman of the advisory committee of the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI).
