Tokutomi Sohō
Tokutomi Sohō | |
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| Born | 14 March 1863 Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan |
| Died | 2 November 1957 (aged 94) Atami, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Occupation | Journalist, Historian |
| Genre | essays |
Tokutomi Sohō (徳富 蘇峰; Japanese pronunciation: [to.kɯ̥.toꜜ.mʲi | soꜜ.hoː], March 14 1863 – November 2 1957), born Tokutomi Iichirō (徳富 猪一郎), was a Japanese journalist, publisher and historian. He advocated commoner Europeanism and Europeanization, established Min'yū-sha, and launched the magazines Kokumin no Tomo and the newspaper Kokumin Shimbun. He was the older brother of noted author, Tokutomi Roka.