Tokutomi Sohō

Tokutomi Sohō
Born(1863-03-14)14 March 1863
Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan
Died2 November 1957(1957-11-02) (aged 94)
Atami, Shizuoka, Japan
OccupationJournalist, Historian
Genreessays
In this Japanese name, the surname is Tokutomi.

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'yūsha, and launched the magazines Kokumin no Tomo and the newspaper Kokumin Shimbun. He was the older brother of noted author, Tokutomi Roka.

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