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February 2022

1/15 Establishment of the Junior High School DivisionIn 1965, the high school and junior high school divisions held meetings throughout Japan, marking the establishment of the junior high school division. (See The New Human Revolution, vol. 9, “Young Phoenixes” chapter) 1/25 Sensei Found ‘Not Guilt’ in the Osaka IncidentOn July 3, 1957, Sensei was unjustly

11/4 40th Anniversary of the ‘Song of Crimson’ Nov. 14, 1981: The “Song of Crimson” was completed after more than 20 revisions by Ikeda Sensei and the young men’s division of Shikoku. This song expressed everything that Sensei wished to convey to the youth to whom he entrusted the future of kosen-rufu. (See The New

Legends tell of carp transforming into a dragon by swimming up a waterfall called the Dragon Gate. The falls are believed to be located on the upper or middle reaches of the Yellow River in China. Some sources describe it as being 100 feet high, others as 1,000. Though measurements of the Dragon Gate differ,

by David Barol Correspondent TULSA, Okla., May 31, 2021—A century after one of the worst episodes of racial violence in American history, representatives of SGI-USA Oklahoma Region joined survivors, descendants and the greater Tulsa community in a dedication ceremony of a “Prayer Wall for Racial Healing.” The interfaith event, which drew members of U.S. Congress,