January 1, 2025, World Tribune

The following is Ikeda Sensei’s message to the 3rd Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting of the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu, held at the Toda Memorial Auditorium in Sugamo, Tokyo, on Jan. 11, 2014. It was translated from the Jan. 12, 2014, issue of the Soka Gakkai’s daily newspaper, Seikyo Shimbun. Congratulations on this headquarters

Seeking my mentor’s heart, I discover a fearless changemaker within my own.

Throughout 2025, the World Tribune will feature on the cover historical acts of cultural diplomacy that were effective in helping shift public sentiment and even thaw tensions between nations. As such, we open the New Year with the iconic January 1961 image of Louis Armstrong serenading his wife, Lucille, before the Great Sphinx of Giza

Starting this year, the student division is now a stand-alone division that encompasses youth between the ages of 18–25 attending college. Alongside this change, the SGI-USA appointed new student division leaders, Dee Gopi and Koichi Onogi. The World Tribune spoke with the two to hear about the significance of the student division and their vision

This series highlights how Buddhism can enhance daily living. As Nichiren Daishonin says: “When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs.” In Homer’s epic The Odyssey, the Greek hero Odysseus embarks on a long, perilous voyage home after the

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Memories of My Youth From these touching personal essays by Ikeda Sensei, written some 50 years ago, we gain not only new insights into his opposition to war but also a new appreciation for a man of humble beginnings whose commitment to peace remained unbending to the very last. $12.95 Ikeda Sensei’s 95 Years How