Congratulations on the inauguration of the Institute of Soka Faith Studies. With Director Mikio Matsuoka, I have engaged in numerous dialogues from the perspectives of Buddhism and Christianity, including the Daisanbunmei Publishing project Speaking about the Soka Gakkai. Director Matsuoka always takes Daisaku Ikeda as his point of departure. Without relativizing faith from a purely academic standpoint, he lives out the fundamental commitment that he, as a disciple, must upho

The Institute of Soka Faith Studies has released a special interview video, “What Is a World Religion?” with Masaru Sato. In this video, Masaru Sato—author, former diplomat, and a prolific voice in the fields of religion and international politics—speaks about Soka Faith Studies III: On World Religion, published in November 2025. The conversation covers a wide range of topics, including the theologian Hromádka and President Ikeda; the contents of Soka Faith Studies III; why t

An interview with author Masaru Sato, commemorating the publication of Soka Faith Studies III: On World Religion (Daisanbunmei Publishing), has been released on Daisanbunmei Publishing’s YouTube channel. Soka Faith Studies III includes Sato’s special lecture delivered at the Fourth Faith Studies Research Conference, “The Crisis of Nuclear War and East–West Dialogue: The Case of Hromádka.” Video: https://youtu.be/uT8gS6pD-Es

On Thursday, November 27, ahead of the Fifth Faith Studies Research Conference, we interviewed the author Masaru Sato on the conference’s theme, “On Human Revolution.” We also asked him for his impressions of Soka Faith Studies III: On World Religion (Daisanbunmei Publishing).