Soka Spirit News is based on reliable information from reports published in the following Japanese newsletters: "Feiku," "Kachi Ikusa," "Taiseki-ji Tanshin," "Seikizan Dayori," and "Kaigai Tsushin." These newsletters are read by many people in Japan and have proved to be accurate representations of what life is like at Taiseki-ji. The identity of the authors is undisclosed for many reasons, but the information provided here has proved to be factual in the past. It is therefore useful for us to read this information on Soka Spirit, even though it is from unknown sources. With this little reminder, we will now excerpt and translate from these sources.