President Ikeda
SGI President  - Daisaku Ikeda
Daisaku Ikeda is the president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), a Buddhist association of more than 12 million members in 190 countries and territories, and founder of several educational, cultural and research institutions.

He is a prolific writer, poet and peace activist, recognized as one of the leading interpreters of Buddhism, bringing its timeless wisdom to bear on the many contemporary issues confronting humanity.
SGI President :: Recent News


2007




Ambassadors from Nine African Nations Honor SGI President - December 25, 2007



Shanghai Normal University Honors Soka University Founder with Honorary Lifetime Professorship - December 17, 2007  NEW



Russian Academy of Arts Awards SGI President Honorary Membership - December 16, 2007



Chinese Culture Promotion Society Names SGI President Ikeda Honorary Advisor - December 14, 2007



New Chinese Ambassador to Japan Meets SGI President - November 19, 2007



"Dialogue with Nature" Opens in Campo Grande, Brazil - October 25, 2007



Mongolian State University of Education Confers Honorary Doctorate Upon Soka University Founder - October 24, 2007



Yacuiba City, Bolivia Honors SGI President with 550th Honorary Citizenship - October 22, 2007



Dalian, China, Hosts "Daisaku Ikeda and China" Exhibition - October 22, 2007  NEW



China Youth University for Political Sciences Appoints SGI President Honorary Professor - October 21, 2007



SGI President Meets All-China Youth Federation Delegates - October 21, 2007  NEW



Academic Seminar on Daisaku Ikeda's Thought Held at Hunan Normal University, China - October 14, 2007



Kiev, Ukraine, Hosts "Dialogue with Nature" Exhibition - October 11, 2007



Brazilian Medical School Honors SGI President - October 10, 2007



Mexican Women's College Honors SGI President - October 8, 2007



Cochabamba Department Honors SGI President and Mrs. Ikeda - October 6, 2007



Shanxi Normal University, Xian, China, Honors Soka University Founder and Mrs. Kaneko Ikeda - October 6, 2007



World Poetry Society International Names SGI President "World People's Poet" - October 5, 2007



Central Asian Kyrgyz Republic Hosts "Dialogue with Nature" Exhibition - October 5, 2007



Annniversary of China-Japan Normalization Commemorated in Beijing - September 27, 2007



Dr. Margarita Vorobyova-Desyatovskaya Lectures in Tokyo on the Lotus Sutra - September 24, 2007



Soka Gakkai Youth Hold National Leaders' Meeting; SGI President Named Honorary Citizen of Navoiy City, Uzbekistan - September 22, 2007



University of Southeastern Philippines, Mindanao, Honors Soka University Founder - September 13, 2007



Dialogue with Nature" Photo Exhibition Draws 420,000 Visitors in Indonesia - September 5, 2007



Daisaku Ikeda's Wonderful Encounters Published in Malay - September 2, 2007



Former President of India Receives SGI Peace and Culture Award at World Congress of Poets - September 1, 2007



International Society of Greek Writers and Arts Commends SGI President Ikeda - August 10, 2007



Serbia National TV Airs SGI President's A Journey to Hiroshima - August 6, 2007



SGI President Sends Message to Maori Language Week Event in New Zealand - July 27, 2007



Turpan Along Ancient Silk Road Honors SGI President - July 27, 2007



Bali Hosts "Dialogue With Nature" Photo Exhibition - July 14, 2007



Far Eastern State Technical University, Vladivostok, Russia, Confers Honorary Professorship upon Soka University Founder - July 9, 2007



Yakut State Agricultural Academy Honors SGI President - July 4, 2007



Peruvian University Honors SGI President - June 23, 2007



Public Libraries in Singapore Screen Animation Adapted from Daisaku Ikeda's Children's Stories - June 16, 2007



Writers' Association of Kenya Hosts Seminar on "Daisaku Ikeda and World Peace" - June 16, 2007



Center for Dewey Studies Honors SGI President - June 13, 2007



Mikhail Gorbachev Reminisces on His Life and Perestroika - June 11, 2007



A Human Revolution: Transforming Our Way of Living - June 7, 2007



Russian State University for the Humanities Honors SGI President - May 31, 2007



Southern Taiwan University of Technology Honors SGI President - May 28, 2007



Northeast Normal University in Northeastern China Opens Ikeda Studies Institute - May 22, 2007



Russian Ambassador to Japan and SGI President Meet - May 15, 2007



SGI President's New Essay "Realizing the Potential of an Aging Society" - May 10, 2007



SGI President Awarded 500th Honorary Citizenship - May 6, 2007



Anniversary of Toynbee Dialogue Celebrated in London - May 5, 2007



Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences Honors Soka University Founder Ikeda - May 5, 2007



Macedonian Academy Honors SGI President - May 4, 2007



Maringa Academy of Letters, Brazil, Honors SGI President - May 3, 2007



Brazilian University Commends SGI President - April 29, 2007



Korean Magazine Association Commends SGI President and Mrs. Ikeda - April 28, 2007



"Dialogue with Nature" Photography Exhibition Held in Guilin, Southern China - April 26, 2007



Harbin Engineering University, China, Confers its First Honorary Professorship on Soka University Founder - April 18, 2007



University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Honors Soka University Founder - April 17, 2007



Chinese Premier Meets with SGI President - April 12, 2007



The Japan Times Carries SGI President's Essay "A Human Revolution: Transforming Our Way of Living" - April 12, 2007



Brazilian Academy of Philosophy Honors SGI President - April 2, 2007



Liaoning Normal University, China, Hosts Forum on Humanism - April 1, 2007



City of Florence, Italy, Honors SGI President with Seal of Peace - March 25, 2007



Palermo University Confers Honorary Doctorate in Communications on SGI President - March 23, 2007



Two Venezuelan Universities Commend Soka University Founder - March 20, 2007



English Translation of SGI President's Peace Proposal 2007 Completed - March 20, 2007



Shanghai Sanda University, China, Commences Lecture Series on Educational Ideals Promulgated by SGI President - March 20, 2007



Korean Arts Federation Honors SGI President - March 16, 2007



Baikal National University of Economics and Law, Irkutsk, Russia Honors SGI President - March 14, 2007



Mongolian President and SGI President Meet in Tokyo - February 28, 2007



Guizhou University, China, Appoints SGI President Honorary Professor - February 26, 2007



University of Guadalajara, Mexico, Cohosts "Dialogue with Nature" Photography Exhibition - February 16, 2007



Dongju College, Busan, South Korea, Confers Honorary Professorships on Soka University Founder and Mrs. Kaneko Ikeda - February 6, 2007



Danish Educator and SGI President's Dialogue on Education Serialized in Monthly Magazine - February 6, 2007



Hofstra University, USA, Launches Course Titled "Gandhi, King, Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace" - January 30, 2007



SGI President Calls for Nuclear Disarmament, New Peace Efforts in Asia - January 29, 2007



National Geographic Channel Airs Animated Adaptation of SGI President Ikeda's Children's Books Across South Asia - January 27, 2007



South Korean Newspaper Company Commends SGI President and Mrs. Ikeda - January 2, 2007




2006




Dialogue between Nobel Peace Laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel and SGI President Begins in The Journal of Oriental Studies - December 29, 2006



Thoreau Society, Concord, Massachusetts, USA Releases Life with Principle, Educational DVD - December 19, 2006



Intimate Talks with Global Pioneers Published in Simplified Chinese - December 15, 2006



The Complete Works of Daisaku Ikeda - December 15, 2006



China-Japan Friendship Association Delegates and SGI President Discuss Bilateral Friendship - December 10, 2006



Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China Confers Honorary Professorship on SGI President - December 9, 2006



Russian Edition of Dialogue Between Russian Cosmonaut Serebrov and SGI President Published - December 6, 2006



IAEA Director General Meets with SGI President - December 1, 2006



University of Rizal System, the Philippines, Confers Honorary Doctor of Humanities on SGI President; Order of Knights of Rizal Presents Awards - November 25, 2006



Daisaku Ikeda Talks about Stress in New Essay - November 10, 2006



Daisaku Ikeda Photo Exhibition Opens in Moscow, Russia - November 10,2006



"Daisaku Ikeda Corner on Culture of Peace" Opens at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts - November 9, 2006



Nobel Peace Laureate Betty Williams and Daisaku Ikeda Discuss Peace and the Power of Women - November 7, 2006



Traditional Chinese Editions of Daisaku Ikeda's Children's Books Published in Taiwan - October 24, 2006



Dialogue Between Nobel Peace Laureate Sir Joseph Rotblat (1908-2005) and SGI President Ikeda Released in English - October 15, 2006



Beijing Normal University Names Daisaku Ikeda Honorary Professor - October 8, 2006



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