James Sakamoto

American journalist

ジェームズ・サカモト

Born

22 March 1903

Died

3 December 1955

Citizenship

United States

Sport

boxing

Occupation

journalist, boxer

James Yoshinori Sakamoto (Japanese: 坂本 好徳, March 22, 1903 – December 3, 1955) was a Japanese American journalist, boxer, and community organizer. He established the first English-language Japanese American newspaper, the Japanese American Courier, in 1928, and became a prominent national figure as a founding member of the Japanese American Citizens League.

External links

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• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q19840678 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.