By Daisaku Ikeda (The Japan Times, Feb. 8, 2007) From a 12-part essay series by Daisaku Ikeda carried in The Japan Times, a leading English-language daily published in Japan, from May 2006 through April 2007. Disturbing incidents of bullying continue…

By Daisaku Ikeda (The Japan Times, Feb. 28, 2011) Last year, important international conferences were held to tackle such pressing global challenges as climate change and nuclear disarmament. While these conferences saw the emergence of constructive new consensus,…

By Daisaku Ikeda (Originally Printed in the Japan Times on JUN 28, 2011)  “The journey of life is not smooth and unimpeded, but may be fraught with difficulties exceeding our worst nightmares,” observed Kan’ ichi Asakawa (1873-1948), a historian…

A famous passage from the writings of Nichiren Daishonin states, “I, Nichiren, have inscribed my life in sumi ink, so believe in the Gohonzon with your whole heart” (“Reply to Kyo’o,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1,…