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NEW YORK—The “Automated by Design” exhibition was launched on Oct. 13 to deepen understanding around autonomous weapons systems and the wider issue of digital dehumanization stemming from artificial intelligence (AI). The event—co-organized by Stop Killer Robots (SKR), Amnesty International and the SGI—brought together diplomats, U.N. officials and representatives of civil society organizations  and took place

On November 23, 2023, a Soka Gakkai Memorial Service for Daisaku Ikeda, Honorary President of Soka Gakkai and President of Soka Gakkai International (SGI), was conducted from 1:30 p.m. at the Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo. The service was broadcast live to 1,000 venues throughout the 47 prefectures of Japan. Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada,

Message From Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada and Senior Vice President Hiromasa Ikeda

Daisaku Ikeda, Honorary President of the Soka Gakkai and President of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), passed away from natural causes at his residence in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on the evening of Nov. 15. He was 95. A funeral has been held with members of his immediate family; the time and date of commemorative services will be

The Soka Gakkai’s theme for 2024 has been announced: the Year of Fresh Departure for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide.In the Oct. 12, 2023, edition of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun, Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada explained that following our celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Hall of the Great Vow for

Gongyo sessions at the Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu will resume this Novemberafter three years. The Hall, which serves as a gathering place for SGI members to refresh their vow, was closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Though it opened for members in Japan earlier this year, regular gongyo sessions are now open

The Soka Gakkai Council on Peace Issues released the following statement on October 26, 2023.

by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune  Inspired by Daisaku Ikeda’s lifelong commitment to literature as a core aspect of his peacebuilding ethos, the Ikeda Center celebrated its 30th anniversary with a dialogue event devoted to that very topic. Held on Sept. 16, the 19th Annual Ikeda Forum for Intercultural Dialogue featured eight scholar-panelists sharing their

LAHAINA, Hawai‘i—On the Sunday after the wildfires, 19 members and guests came to the Maui Buddhist Center, many bearing the weight of losing their town and all that went with it. At their weekly Soka 2030 meeting, the gathering took on a deeper meaning as their voices blended together, united in prayer, for the safety

The Atomic Age was born 78 years ago, on July 16, 1945, when the United States government conducted an atomic bomb test in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The first large-scale use of nuclear technology, it became the precursor to the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Eight decades later, we continue to live in this age,

The SGI-USA National team extends its deepest gratitude to members throughout the country who have been sending daimoku to the members in Maui, the site of the deadliest U.S. wildfires in a century. While the World Tribune will carry an article on relief efforts in an upcoming issue, we’d like to outline some new developments

The SGI-USA National team has received many queries from members of our Soka family throughout the country regarding the safety and well-being of our members in Maui and the island of Hawaiʻi, the site of the deadliest U.S. wildfires in years.  The Pacific Zone team is in the closest communication possible with local leaders on

Ahh… remember your first “kosen-rufu” car, the hooptie that got you to and from meetings and visits? Perhaps the windows no longer rolled down or the tailpipe wafted blue smoke. Whatever the case may be, we want to receive your photos and stories,including how it enabled you to make incredible causes toward your life and

SANTA FE, New Mexico—Emerging from the sweltering heat, hundreds gathered under the roof of the Santa Maria de la Paz Community Hall on July 16, 2023, for “A World Without Nuclear Weapons: From Reflection to Action,” an interfaith remembrance of the Trinity nuclear test. On the same day in 1945, the first atomic bomb was

Marking the July 16 Anniversary of the Trinity Atomic Bomb Detonation by Calling on the United States to Prioritize Negotiations for the Complete Elimination of All Nuclear Weapons

by Sumana Chattopadhyay Special to the Tribune    MILWAUKEE—The sun was shining, the energy infectious, as hundreds of vendors showcased food, crafts and messages of hope at Milwaukee’s 52nd Juneteenth Street Festival. Juneteenth, also referred to as Freedom Day, commemorates June 19, 1865, when the last slaves in the South heard about their freedom two-and-a-half

by Daisaku Ikeda The Ukraine crisis, which in addition to bringing devastation to the people of that country has had severe impacts on a global scale—even giving rise to the specter of nuclear weapons use—has entered its second year. Against this backdrop and amid urgent calls for resolution, the G7 Summit of leading industrial nations

TAMUNING, Guam—After Typhoon Mawar brought hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall to Guam on May 24, 2023, an elderly woman who had just undergone knee surgery stayed in her bedroom for days without electricity, subsisting on bottled nutrition shakes. Her roof had blown off during the typhoon, and she was left with nothing but her bed

Soka University of America graduates the Class of 2023.

The following is Soka University of America Founder Daisaku Ikeda’s message to SUA’s Class of 2023, which was read at its commencement ceremony on May 26, 2023.  To be young is to sow the seeds for the future. The seeds sown by youth can overcome any and all hardship; they are able to flower and