Peace Talk Event on Youth Well-Being Held in Tokyo
Japan
2026
Dr. Devie Rahmawati, an associate professor at the University of Indonesia, speaking at the Peace Talk event [© Seikyo Shimbun]
On January 18, the Soka Gakkai Student Division in Japan hosted a Peace Talk event in Tokyo titled “Youth Well-being in the Digital Age: Insights from Daisaku Ikeda’s Philosophy of Peace and Humanism.” Guest speakers were Dr. Devie Rahmawati, an associate professor at the University of Indonesia, and Mr. M. Zaky Ramadhan, an organizational transformation practitioner.
Dr. Rahmawati highlighted how youth mental health is shaped by digital pressure and emotional isolation, stressing the role of education grounded in dialogue and value creation, both themes from President Daisaku Ikeda’s philosophy. Mr. Ramadhan added that meaningful change requires values to be embedded consistently in social systems and everyday practice.