Why are Japan and Brazil so closely affiliated? I know there is a big Japanese community in Brazil but that can't be the only reason, right?
not only big, it's the biggest one
>>196433706do you mean that Brazil has the biggest Japanese diaspora community worldwide or are the Japanese the biggest diaspora community in Brazil?
>>196433653we have a closest relationship, don't we?
>>196433981Finland and Japan? Yes, Finnish people love Japan
>>196434176yeah! me too ;DDD
>>196433653we aren't
>>196433653It's basically the only reason, given that every other reason spawned from that reason in particular.>>196433856The former
>>196433653Brazil used to be richer than Japan, believe it or not. Many Japanese were enslaved at Brazilian plantations to replace emancipated blacks.
>>196434324Finland and Japan should collaborate on taking over the changing landscape of the semiconductor industry, the chinese are stagnating and the indians cannot ramp up their production fast enough. can you get the prime minister on this? Finland has lithium deposits>>196434713I hear you guys love Sega Mega Drive because SEGA paid special attention to the Brazilian market? Is that not a large reason?
>>196434789It was serfdom enforced by debt-bondage, i.e. compelled labor. It's different ok.
>>196434789>Brazil used to be richer than Japanthis world is such a fucking sick joke, isnt it
>>196435028It all comes down to stablished contact between japanese and japanese-brazilians. SEGA's liking for Brazil was an outcome of this, just like our unexpected partnership to mechanize agricultural land in mozambique (they choose a deal with the chinese the end of the day), and other things.
>>196433653We're second place. Turkey is first.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx1smX3B5lQyw0y
>>196434789Basically usa and brazil was the "same country" in therms of similiarity and economy during 19th century, the poblem comes when usa abolished slavery away before brazil, the first slums started and poverty had a boom in the same period.
>>196433653>Why are Japan and Brazil so closely affiliated?I don't think so, japan nowadays seems away more affiliated to any european country or north american country than brazil, even peru i would say is more affiliated.
>>196435695>>196435419kek
>>196435695wtf Japan is affiliated with Peru? how does one do this? the Peruvians would make a great ally to Finland
>>196436500Yep, i would say that they had the third largest diaspora here in america after usa and brazil even their dictador was descendant of japan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Peruvians
>>196437149don't japanese hate potatoes? what do they eat?
>>196437410Ceviche is one of the few foods that i can think about, it's pretty good, but this is an urban legend about potatoes i have japanese friends in discord and zap and they say that eat, just avoid because it's can fat.
>>196435695Did you finally realise?Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are the bulwarks to keep Russia and China at bay.South Korea is on the front line of the barrier and demands payment from the US, but it is Japan's role to pay.Also, Russia and Japan were trying to get very close before the war in Ukraine started...
