11 Facts About Sakai Toshihiko

Sakai Toshihiko advocated opposition to the Russo-Japanese War, founded the Heiminsha and published the newspaper Heimin Shimbun.

Sakai Toshihiko formed the Japan Socialist Party and the Japanese Communist Party, and became the first general secretary of the Japanese Communist Party.

Sakai Toshihiko is known for his translation with Kotoku Shusui.

Sakai Toshihiko attended what is the Kaisei Academy where he studied the English language.

Sakai Toshihiko was invited to Tokyo by Suematsu Kencho to stay at the residence of the former Mori clan to help edit a history of the Meiji Restoration.

In 1903, Sakai Toshihiko established the socialist organization Heiminsha, together with Shusui Kotoku and Uchimura Kanzo.

Sakai Toshihiko was a strong supporter of the Esperanto movement, helping create the Japana Esperanto-Instituto in 1906.

In 1906, Sakai Toshihiko became one of the founding members of the Japan Socialist Party.

Sakai Toshihiko was arrested in the 1908 Red Flag Incident and was sentenced to two years in prison.

Sakai Toshihiko translated many works related to socialism, as well as utopian literature into Japanese.

Sakai Toshihiko's grave is at the temple of Soji-ji in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama.