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(the Soka Gakkai's daily newspaper)

  • New Year’s Meetings Held Worldwide World Composite of three images: a small group of people outside (left), large group of people posing for a photo in a hall (top right) and large hall full of rows of people sitting (bottom right) New year prayer meetings in Togo (left), Belgium (top right), and Japan (bottom right) where Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada led prayers at the Hall of the Great Vow for Kosen-rufu in Tokyo [© Seikyo Shimbun] New Year’s Meetings Held Worldwide World:

    New Year’s prayer meetings were held around the world to usher in 2025, a year themed by the Soka Gakkai as the Year of Soaring Higher toward a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide. On January 1, members in Belgium, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore and Togo gathered to mark the start of the New Year. Across South Korea, New Year’s prayer meetings also took place between January 2 and 5.

  • Soka Gakkai in Portugal Recognized as Religious Organization Portugal People in an online meeting. Soka Gakkai in Portugal leaders meeting   Soka Gakkai in Portugal Recognized as Religious Organization Portugal:

    On December 26, the Soka Gakkai’s Seikyo Shimbun newspaper announced that Soka Gakkai in Portugal has been officially registered as a religious corporation by the government of Portugal. To commemorate this milestone, a nationwide leaders meeting was held online on December 8, connecting members in locations including Lisbon, Porto, the Azores and Madeira.  

  • New Leadership Appointment in Colombia Colombia A group of people seated in a hall posing for a photo. [© Seikyo Shimbun] New Leadership Appointment in Colombia Colombia:

    On December 15, Soka Gakkai of Colombia held a general meeting at its center in the capital of Bogotá, connecting 15 cities across the country. During the meeting, Fanny Figueroa was appointed as general director.