1. The Japanese-Brazilian
Migration of the 20th Century
By
Bashar AlAli

2. Introduction
History
Post-Migration Developments
Return Migration
Challenges
Conclusion
Outline

3. 1908 Migration
1980 Return Migration

4. History
First Stage: 1908 – Treaty signed

5. Second Stage: Industrialisation
Third Stage: WWII
- 1941: 189,000 Japanese had migrated to Brazil
- 2003: 1,228,000 (Phillips, 2007)
Pull factors:
-Political Freedom
-Economic opportunities
-Availability of Land
-Demand for labour
History

6. Agriculture and Fishing – food
Changes in Brazil

7. Martial Arts – Jiu Jitsu
-Master Mitsuyo Maeda
Changes in Brazil

8. Architecture
- Ruy Ohtake
Changes in Brazil

9. 1980 – Economic Hardships in Brazil
-High Foreign Debt and Unemployment Rates
1980 – Economic Growth in Japan
- Japan enables long term visas for Japanese Descendants
The population of Japanese-Brazilians in Japan increased to
290,000 from less than 5,000 between 1988 and 2006 (Tsuda,
2003)
Return Migration

10. Main Causes for the Return Migration:
1. Economic Causes
2. Political Policies
3. Cultural Dispersion
Return Migration

11. Cultural / work status discrimination
Challenges

12. Lack of Government Support
-Lack of Job Security
Challenges
(Masters 2009)

13. Language
-Workplace
-School Systems
Challenges

14. To Brazil
Causes
-Economic Opportunities
-Political Freedom
Effects
-Food
-Agriculture
-Sports
-Architecture
-Other
Conclusion
The Japanese-Brazilian Migration

15. To Japan
Causes
-Economic Opportunities
-Government Policies
-Cultural dispersion
Effects
-Difficult Lifestyle
-Language Barriers
-Lack of Support
Conclusion
The Japanese-Brazilian Migration

16. Thank you for your Time