Kokumin no Tomo
| Categories | Political magazine |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Min'yūsha |
| Founder | Tokutomi Soho |
| Founded | 1887 |
| First issue | 15 February 1887 |
| Final issue | 1898 |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
Kokumin no Tomo (国民之友; The People's Friend) was a Japanese language political and general interest magazine that existed between 1887 and 1898. It was one of the signature periodicals of the Meiji period. The magazine was headquartered in Tokyo, capital of Japan. It was one of the earliest examples of independent and coherent intellectual magazines in Japan. This was reflected in the magazine’s motto, printed as its subheading - “Seiji shakai keizai oyobi bungaku no hyōron” 政治社会経済及文学之評論 (Political, Social, Economic and Literary Critiques).