Japanese Culture in the Modern History of Brazil

Abstract

Japan is an economic power, but also wants to be a political power. What will be the state of Japanese culture when it comes to the world? Brazil, home to the world’s largest Japanese diaspora, certainly provides us with plenty of realistic material and topics. The immigration from Japan to Brazil and the formation of the Japanese community is a major event and one of the important elements of the Japanese “participation in the new world”. For example, what role has Japanese culture played in Brazil’s modern history? How was Japanese culture transplanted and recreated by Japanese immigrants? It is of great significance and value to discuss this subject. In its century-long history, Japanese immigration has been a unique continuation. For the sake of convenience, this paper describes the evolution of Japanese culture in Brazil from the following four eras.