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sushi
Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Posts: 145
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:44 am Post subject: Brazillians in Japan |
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I know there are a lot of Brazillians of Japanese extraction living here. I am curious as to what kind of visa they get to be here. Are they given new pasports because they are ethnically Japanese. |
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PAULH
Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 4672 Location: Western Japan
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:51 am Post subject: Re: Brazillians in Japan |
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sushi wrote: |
I know there are a lot of Brazillians of Japanese extraction living here. I am curious as to what kind of visa they get to be here. Are they given new pasports because they are ethnically Japanese. |
They are not pure Japanese they are descendants of Japanese immigrants to Brazil and have Brazilian passports. They can get descendant visas for being children or grandchildren of Japanese nationals, but they are still foreigners and can still be deported for overstaying. |
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abufletcher
Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 779 Location: Shikoku Japan (for now)
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:59 am Post subject: |
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If you're really interested the most informative and readable book I've read this year is "No one home: Brazilian selves remade in Japan."
ttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0804741824/qid=1130497034/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-0778980-6570559?v=glance&s=books
BTW, from talking with people in the local Brazilian and Peruvian communities in Kagawa it's clear that there is a healthy trade "back home" in fake and "borrowed" certificates of Japaense ancestry.
I make regular trips to a Brazilian food products truck that stops in front of a particular apartment block at 11am on Sunday. It's a great source of chicken hot dogs made in Saudi Arabia, guarana, and some pleasant Spanish/Portunol conversation. |
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