Yukika Sohma

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Yukika Sohma (相馬 雪香, Sōma Yukika; 1912 – November 8, 2008) was a Japanese peace activist and scholar who founded the Association for Aid and Relief.

Life

Yukika Sohma

She was born to Yukio Ozaki and Yei Theodora Ozaki. Sohma became the first female qualified in simultaneous translation in Japanese history.[1] In 1979 she established the Association to Aid the Indochinese Refugees, which in 1999 was renamed Association for Aid and Relief.

In 2005, Sohma was named a Nobel Peace Prize 1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe (PWAG).[2]

References

  1. Kumiko Torika, [Voices of the Invisible Presence: Diplomatic Interpreters in Post-World War II Japan,] John Benjamins Publishing, 2009 p. 135.
  2. "Yukika Sohma". PeaceWomen Across the Globe. Retrieved 2026-03-27.