New Leadership Appointments
On November 18, new leadership appointments were announced at an SGI Representative Leaders Conference held at the Soka Gakkai Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Yoshiki Tanigawa was selected as SGI general director, succeeding Yoshitaka Oba, who was appointed as counselor to the SGI. The following individuals from around the world were also appointed as SGI vice general directors: Shigeo Hasegawa, Hiromasa Ikeda, Danny Nagashima, Hideaki Takahashi, Yumiko Kasanuki, Julio Kosaka, Hiromichi Oyama, Tariq Hasan, Suzanne Pritchard, Ida Gbodossou Adjévi, Sueli Soyano Ogawa, Lydia Salas Díaz, Toshio Kanazawa, Hirotsugu Terasaki and Shinji Shimizu.
Also, on November 15, 69 members around the world were appointed as Official Soka Gakkai Senior Leaders, and 120 as Official Soka Gakkai Associate Senior Leaders. Both roles relate to the conducting of religious ceremonies and the study of Nichiren Buddhism.