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January

Jan 01 Krieger-Ikeda Dialogue Listed on Washington Post's 5 Best Books on Peace
Jan 02 SGI President Greets the New Year with Members Throughout the World
Jan 07 Religious Agency of Thai's Ministry of Culture Commends Contributions to Cultural Exchange
Jan 08 Youth and Leadership--SGI President Ikeda's Remarks at the January Soka Gakkai Leaders Meeting
Jan 19 Uzbekistan Institute Awards Honorary Professorship
Jan 22 New Human Revolution Volumes Released in USA, India and Hong Kong
Jan 26 Daisaku Ikeda's 2009 Peace Proposal Highlights Nuclear Disarmament and "Humanitarian Competition"

February

Feb 11 Daisaku Ikeda Speaks on Leadership at Monthly Meeting Coinciding with Anniversary of Josei Toda's Birth
Feb 14 Jao-Ikeda Dialogue Published in Japanese
Feb 15 "Dialogue with Nature" Photo Exhibition Held in Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
Feb 19 Boston Research Center, USA, Hosts Seminar Marking Publication of Yalman-Ikeda Dialogue
Feb 24 Open University Malaysia Confers Honorary Doctorate

March

Mar 02 Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, Vol. 2 Published in India
Mar 04 Bolivian Senate Recognizes SGI Leader for Contributions to Harmonious Coexistence
Mar 04 SGI President Ikeda Speaks with SGI Members from 60 Countries at March Leaders Meeting
Mar 16 Aquino University, Bolivia, Confers Honorary Doctorate Upon Soka Schools Founder
Mar 21 Dutch Edition of Choose Life Published
Mar 21 Denmark's University College South Awards Daisaku Ikeda His 250th Academic Honor
Mar 25 Spanish Edition of A Dialogue between East and West Published
Mar 29 Macedonian Literary Union Confers First Honorary Membership on Ikeda

April

Apr 02 Korea Maritime University Recognizes Daisaku Ikeda for Contributions to Peace, Culture and Education
Apr 10 State University in Kyrgyzstan Honors Daisaku Ikeda
Apr 12 Mourão-Ikeda Dialogue Published in Japan
Apr 15 Chandra-Ikeda Dialogue Published in India
Apr 17 Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China, Awards Honorary Professorship
Apr 22 SGI President Speaks on Appreciating Behind-the-Scenes Efforts and Developing Lionhearted Courage
Apr 22 Sydney Peace Foundation Commends Daisaku Ikeda for Contributions to Nonviolence and Human Rights Education
Apr 24 Henan Normal University Presents Honorary Professorship
Apr 25 World Chinese Literature Federation Appointment

May

May 13 São Paulo, Brazil, Presents Daisaku Ikeda Key to City
May 18 Queen's University of Belfast Confers Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa
May 27 SGI President Encourages Bold, Youthful Action at Leaders Meeting
May 28 Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics, Xinjiang, China, Honors Daisaku Ikeda

June

Jun 12 Middleway Republishes The Living Buddha
Jun 16 SGI President Encourages Women and Youth at June Leaders Meeting
Jun 24 I.B. Tauris Republishes Two Ikeda Dialogues
Jun 29 Philippines' Southern Luzon State University Commends Daisaku Ikeda for His Peace Initiatives

July

Jul 16 Federal University of Rondônia, Brazil, Honors Daisaku Ikeda
Jul 16 Daisaku Ikeda Draws on Lessons from the Life of a Brazilian Explorer at a Soka Gakkai Leaders Meeting
Jul 19 Simplified Chinese Edition of Path to Land of Children Released in Hong Kong
Jul 23 "Dialogue with Nature" Photo Exhibition Shown in Russelsheim, Germany
Jul 26 Boston Research Center Changes Name to Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue

September

Sep 01 Lecture in Beijing Commemorates Daisaku Ikeda's Proposal for Normalization of Sino-Japanese Relations
Sep 04 Hongik University in South Korea Honors Daisaku Ikeda for Contributions to Korean-Japanese Relations
Sep 08 SGI President Issues Five-Point Plan Toward Nuclear Abolition
Sep 10 SGI President Ikeda Discusses the Spirit of Leadership at Monthly Leaders Meeting
Sep 13 The New Human Revolution, Vol. 18 Published in the U.S.
Sep 17 Monument at Ikeda Peace Memorial Park in Mongolia Marks 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Khalkhyn Gol
Sep 24 Ikeda Center Author Event Celebrates the Publication of Daisaku Ikeda's Newest Dialogue Book
Sep 24 Asia International Open University (Macau) Presents Honorary Doctorate
Sep 26 Maranhão School of Government, Brazil, Confers Honorary Professorship upon Daisaku Ikeda
Sep 28 Silva e Souza Integrated College, Brazil, Confers Honorary Doctorate
Sep 29 Inter Press Service and IDN-InDepthNews Interview Daisaku Ikeda on His Five-Point Nuclear Abolition Proposal

October

Oct 10 Universitas Indonesia Presents Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy and Peace
Oct 14 Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering Recognizes Longstanding Contributions to Sino-Japanese Friendship
Oct 20 Dialogue with Sarah Wider, Former President of The Ralph Waldo Emerson Society
Oct 24 SGI President Encourages Youth to Write a New History
Oct 25 Dalian Polytechnic University, China, Appoints Daisaku Ikeda Emeritus Professor
Oct 25 Liaoning Normal University, China, Hosts Forum on "Humanism and the Development of Human Culture"
Oct 28 Teacher Training College in the Sakha Republic, Russia, Honors Daisaku Ikeda
Oct 30 A Passage to Peace Released in Taiwan
Oct 30 English Edition of Kenko no chie Released in India

November

Nov 01 Garrison-Hickman-Ikeda Dialogue Series to Commence
Nov 02 Southwest Jiatong University of Technology Presents Honorary Professorship
Nov 06 Xi'an University of Technology Presents Honorary Professorship
Nov 07 Gu-Ikeda Dialogue Serial Released in Japan
Nov 09 Dutch Edition of Global Civilization Released
Nov 12 The Persistence of Religion Released in the UK
Nov 14 "John Dewey, Daisaku Ikeda, and the Quest for a New Humanism" Discussed at Sixth Annual Ikeda Forum
Nov 14 "Opening" a New Path of Development in 2010, Soka Gakkai's 80th Anniversary Year
Nov 18 Republic of Korea Presents Its Hwa-Gwan Order of Cultural Merit
Nov 21 Middleway Republishes Two Works by Ikeda
Nov 23 Ningxia University, China, Presents Lifetime Honorary Professorship
Nov 26 Slovak Edition of Moral Lessons of the Twentieth Century Released
Nov 28 Esquivel-Ikeda Dialogue Published in Japan

December

Dec 02 A Dialogue between East and West Introduced at Mexican Book Fair
Dec 08 Yu Da University, Taiwan, Honors Lifetime Dedication to Peace
Dec 09 Mikhail Gorbachev and Daisaku Ikeda Meet in Tokyo
Dec 11 Children's Animation Series Airs on TV in Chile and Malaysia
Dec 12 Weimar Goethe Institute Commends Daisaku Ikeda for His Commitment to Peace and Promotion of Goethe's Achievements
Dec 15 Enrique Díaz de León University, Mexico, Presents Honorary Doctorate
Dec 20 Mourão-Ikeda Dialogue Released in Portuguese
Dec 23 Xi'an Peihua University, China, Confers Honorary Professorship
Dec 25 Henningsen-Ikeda Dialogue Published in Japan
Dec 29 Cox-Ikeda Dialogue Published in Taiwan