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Mituto Mizumoto

みずもと みつと

Mizumoto Mitsuto

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1914-12-30 (Kaito village, Shimo Mashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture (now Uki City))
Died
1991-11-16 (Brazil) age 76
Nationality
Japan, Brazil
Languages
Japanese, Portuguese

Career

Occupations
newspaper executive
Active Years
1930-1991

Awards

Kikuchi Kan Prize
1977
Organization: Kikuchi Kan Prize Organization
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Legacy

Contributed to the development of Japanese language newspapers in the Brazilian Nikkei community and devoted efforts to cultural exchange and social solidarity.

Trivia

  • The street where the Sao Paulo Newspaper headquarters is located is named Rua Mituto Mizumoto after him.
  • Moved to Brazil with his family at age 15 and later founded the largest Japanese-language newspaper in Brazil.