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BRAZILIANS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jan 27, 2019
From new visas to a tourism backlash, the Top 10 issues that affected us in 2018 may forecast our future treatment
Every January, Just Be Cause takes a look at how things went for the non-Japanese residents of Japan (NJ) in the previous year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 24, 2018
Son of Brazilian migrant set to qualify as lawyer in Japan
Eiji Teruya, a third-generation Japanese-Brazilian and son of a migrant worker, has passed the bar exam and is getting ready to go to work as a lawyer in Japan, possibly the first Brazilian to do so.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2017
Roving vans serve Japanese-Brazilian community's banking, food and other needs
Japan's nearly 200,000-strong Brazilian immigrant community lives in pockets scattered across the middle of the country, clustered around auto parts factories and warehouses where they have jobs.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2017
Woman extradited from China over former classmate's 2014 murder
A Japanese-Brazilian woman allegedly involved in the murder of a former classmate in Osaka in 2014 was extradited Wednesday from China, where she had been held after fleeing from Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 26, 2016
Non-Japanese kids face cycle of poverty if municipalities fail to track, deter truancy: survey
When Lucan Toshio Suzuchi tried to find a job, the only option he had was being a dispatch worker in a factory. Now 23, the Japanese-Brazilian had quit junior high school when he was 14.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2016
Table tennis coach instills Japanese spirit into Brazilian players
Hugo Hoyama, a third-generation Japanese-Brazilian table tennis coach, is working to impart to Brazil's Olympic hopefuls the skills and spirit he learned in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 17, 2015
Foreign Joso flood victims hit out at city's monolingual response
One week after an unprecedented flood overwhelmed the city of Joso in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japanese-Brazilian resident David Kiyoshi Shibata believes it's a miracle he's still alive.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 24, 2015
Aichi meets challenge of surge in non-Japanese students
Schools in Japan are struggling to meet the needs of children with non-Japanese parents who come from a diverse range of countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 3, 2014
Immigrant puts truancy in past with part-time classes
A young Japanese-Brazilian is carving out a new life for herself in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, by aiding foreign students at a public junior high school.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 19, 2014
Welfare ruling stuns foreigners
The Supreme Court's landmark decision that permanent foreign residents of Japan are not entitled to welfare benefits will discourage municipalities from doling out such aid.
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JAPAN
May 20, 2014
Aging Japanese-Brazilians facing challenges
Japanese who immigrated to Brazil many decades ago have overall been a success, but now as they move deep into their twilight years they are facing mounting problems, including communication problems with their offspring.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2014
Japan-Brazilian youths confidently making their mark nationwide
While language and cultural barriers have limited many Brazilians in Japan from actively participating in the wider community, the younger generation, fluent in Japanese, is rising to prominence in a variety of fields.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2013
Ban lifted on 'nikkei' who got axed, airfare
The government lifts its ban on the return of Japanese-Brazilians who received financial help in 2009 to fly home when they were thrown out of work during the global financial crisis.

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