CategoryGuidance for Leadership

The following is SGI Youth Leader Mitsuo Nishikata’s address delivered at the training course opening ceremony on March 19, 2026.  by Mitsuo NishikataSGI Youth Leader  Good morning, everyone! The entire youth division membership of Japan has been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to meet all of you, the youth of America. We extend our warmest welcome

The following is a summary of Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada’s speech at the Eighth Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial, in conjunction with the SGI Youth Training Course, at the Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo, on Sept. 6, 2025. It was translated from the Sept. 13, 2025, issue of  Seikyo Shimbun,

SGI General Director Yoshiki Tanigawa said the following in a guidance session with the SGI-USA Executive Council and Central Executive Committee on Sept. 13, 2025, during the CEC’s third quarterly conference of the year. (See pp. 6–7 for a CEC report.) by Yoshiki TanigawaSGI Vice President Recently, the SGI-USA Executive Council unanimously renewed Adin Strauss’ [third]

The Soka Gakkai’s network of life-to-life bonds was built through the efforts to personally encourage one person after another.

The following is a summary of Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada’s speech at the Fifth Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial and the SGI General Meeting, held at the Tokyo Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo, on Nov. 17, 2024. The meeting celebrated the 94th Soka Gakkai Founding Day [Nov. 18] and the

The following is a summary of Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada’s speech at the Fourth Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial at the Tokyo Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo, on Sept. 7, 2024. It was translated from the Sept. 14, 2024 issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Congratulations on

SGI Vice President Yoshiki Tanigawa gave the following address at the Tri-state leaders meeting held on Sept. 16, 2024, at the New York Culture Center, New York. by Yoshiki TanigawaSGI Vice President Thank you for gathering despite this being a weeknight! I understand that representative leaders are here from North Zone, especially from Connecticut and

SGI Youth Leader Mitsuo Nishikata gave the following words at the Tri-state leaders meeting held on Sept. 16, 2024, at the SGI-USA New York Culture Center. by Mitsuo NishikataSGI Youth Leader Congratulations on holding this meeting for the leaders of Ever-Victorious New York!  I feel such appreciation to visit the U.S. with SGI Vice President

SGI Vice President Yoshiki Tanigawa gave the following address at the Central Executive Committee and Executive Council Conference held on Sept. 14, 2024, at the New York Culture Center, New York. by Yoshiki TanigawaSGI Vice President Hello everyone. First, I’d like to relay that Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada and Mrs. Kaneko Ikeda asked that

The following is a summary of Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada’s speech at the Third Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial, held at the Tokyo Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo, June 29, 2024. It was translated from the July 6, 2024, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Many congratulations

The following is a summary of Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada’s speech at the Second Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial, held at the Kansai Toda Memorial Auditorium in Toyonaka City, Osaka, April 13, 2024. It was translated from the April 21, 2024, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Congratulations

The following is an excerpted version of Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada’s speech at the 1st Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Toward Our Centennial Marking the Fresh Departure for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide, held at the Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo, Jan. 7, 2024. It was translated from the Jan. 14, 2024, issue

2024 New Year’s Message

The following address was made remotely from Japan at the Central Executive Committee and Executive Council Conference held on Sept. 16, 2023, at the SGI-USA Headquarters in Santa Monica, California. by Yoshiki Tanigawa. SGI Vice President At today’s SGI-USA Central Executive Conference, the activity focus for 2024 was reviewed, discussed and approved by the Executive

Let’s always treasure our youth.

SGI Vice President Yoshiki Tanigawa presented the following lecture on global citizenship at a student division meeting held in Laguna Hills, Calif., on May 24, 2023.  by Yoshiki Tanigawa SGI Vice President On June 13, 1996, Ikeda Sensei gave a lecture titled “Thoughts on Global Citizenship” at Columbia University’s Teachers College. This was just a

Affirming the importance of the basics of faith, practice and study through dialogue.

At leaders meetings held in New York and Brookline, Massachusetts, members reaffirm key points to advancing kosen-rufu.

The following address was given by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada at the opening of the SGI Guam Peace and Culture Center in Tamuning, Guam, on Jan. 21, 2023. Håfa Adai! Håfa tatatmanu hamyo? (Are you doing well?) My heartfelt congratulations on the long-awaited dedication of the SGI Guam Ikeda Peace and Culture Center! I

On the heels of SGI World Peace Day, representative leaders gathered in San Francisco (Oct. 9), Atlanta (Oct. 11) and Washington D.C. (Oct. 13) for dynamic meetings toward Nov. 18, led by SGI Vice President Yoshiki Tanigawa. In a weeklong sprint across the U.S., Mr. Tanigawa also met with Ikeda Sensei’s treasured friends Lawrence E.