Soka Gakkai Singapore Members Perform at National Day Parade
On August 9, Singapore held its annual National Day Parade at the Padang, a national recreation field, celebrating the 60th year of the country’s independence. Some 600 Soka Gakkai Singapore (SGS) members performed in the second act titled "Our Future, Our Aspirations." This marked the 40th time that SGS members have participated in the parade since 1981. The event was attended by 27,000 people including President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
On August 26, SGS held a leaders meeting at its headquarters to mark the 30th anniversary of President Daisaku Ikeda’s second visit to Singapore. The meeting was attended by some 1,200 SGS members and leaders from Hong Kong, the Philippines and Taiwan. Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada, SGI Vice President Yoshiki Tanigawa and Ms. Kimiko Nagaishi, women’s division general leader in Japan, also attended the meeting.