Why, you ask? Just because! Summarizing this discussion - see if YOU think the Soka Gakkai/SGI managed to fulfill the premise of any of these annual mottoes:

1961: The Year of Advance - Ikeda, "'Advance' in Belief and Life" speech, Nov. 28, 1960, Lectures on Buddhism Vol. I, The Seikyo Press, Tokyo, 1962, p. 263.

1967: Year of Leap Forward

1973: Year of Study

1974: The Year of Society

1977: Year of Study

1978: Year of Study (again)

1980: Year of the Community

1981: Year of Youth (from Jane Hurst's Cults and Nonconventional Religious Groups "Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism and the Soka Gakkai in America: The Ethos of a New Religious Movement", Garland Publishing, Inc., New York & London, 1992, pp. 147-149)

1982: Year of Youth OR The Second Year of Youth

1983: Year of Construction

1984: Year of Good Health

1985: Year of the Pioneer

1986: Year of Raising Capable People

1987: Year of Peace and Community

1988: Year of Growth in Faith and Practice

1989: Year of Advancing in Practice and Study

1990: Year of Peace and Development

1991: The Year of Peace and Development OR The Year of Seeking Spirit and the Prime Faith of Life

1992: Year of Soka Renaissance

1993: The Soka Renaissance - Year of Victory

1994: Soka Renaissance—The Year of Glory

1995: Year of Glory and Advancement

1995: MIGHT be "Year of the District" image

1996: Year of Great Victory for the New Century

1997: Year of Advancement Toward the New Century

2000: Year of Youth

2001: Year of Total Victory for the New Century/A New Century: Year of Total Victory

2002: Year of Expanding Waistlines Dialogue

2003: Year of Glory and Great Victory

2004: Year of Refuting Slander and Revealing the Truth

2005: Year of Youth and Development

2006: Year of Youth and Dynamic Growth

2007: Creating Waves of Victory Through Our Human Revolution

2008: Year of Capable People and Development:

Sensei is sharing with us how to advance in 2008. Let's respond to our mentor's call and grow exponentially!!!

THAT didn't work 😶

2009: Year of Youth and Victory

2010: Year of the Total Victory of Soka and the Dynamic Development of Youth! maybe?

2011: Year of Capable People and Dynamic Development

2012: Year of Developing a Youthful SGI

2013: Year Of Victory For A Youthful SGI!

2014: Year of Opening a New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu

2015: Year of Dynamic Development in the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu

2016: Year of Expansion in the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu

2017: Year of Developing Youth in the New Era of Worldwide Kosen-rufu

2018: Year of Brilliant Achievement

2019: Year of Soka Victory—Toward Our 90th Anniversary

2020: Year of Advancement and Capable People

2021: Year of Hope and Victory

2022: Year of Youth and Dynamic Progress

2023: Year of Youth and Triumph

As you can see, there are some blanks yet - if anyone can fill them in, that would be great!