New Year’s Meetings Held around the World

World 2022
Screenshot of nine participants in a virtual meeting
Members in New Zealand welcome the New Year together [© Seikyo Shimbun]

New Year’s meetings were held across the globe to usher in 2022, themed by Soka Gakkai as the Year of Youth and Dynamic Progress. President Daisaku Ikeda sent a congratulatory message. On January 1, meetings were held in Brazil, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand and the USA among other countries. On January 2, members in Austria held an online meeting.