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Soka Gakkai Japan’s Militant Value-Creation Society Gains Power
The Soka Gakkai religious movement founded in 1930 gains political reach with 15 Diet upper-house members and 2,000 local officials. Led by 36-year-old president Daisaku Ikeda, it attracts urban discontented youth, funds a 4.5 million recreation-worship center near Mount Fuji, and pursues 30 Diet candidates while expanding overseas.
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