Komeito, a once peace-oriented political party backed by the hugely influential lay Buddhist group Soka Gakkai, all but lost its bearings after becoming the junior member of the ruling coalition ...

Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is an international Nichiren Buddhist organisation founded in 1975 by Daisaku Ikeda, as an umbrella organization of Soka Gakkai, which claims approximately 12 ...

Daisaku Ikeda, who headed Soka Gakkai, a Japanese Buddhist organization, that includes famed musician Herbie Hancock and other celebrities in its fold, has died at 95, the Japanese religious ...