Brazil–Japan relations are the current and historical international relations between Brazil and Japan. The diplomatic relations were officially established on 5 November 1895 with the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation signed in Paris. [1]

Jul 26, 2024 · The Brazilian government has apologized to the Japanese community for human rights violations in the persecution and incarceration of immigrants in the years after World War II.

May 4, 2024 · The President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, welcomed the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, on an official visit to Brazil this Friday, May 3rd, 2024, at Planalto Palace. The two leaders engaged in discussions regarding investment and cooperation in trade, energy transition, sustainable agriculture and land reclamation.

Jul 4, 2014 · The Brazilian community in Japan is the fifth largest abroad, with nearly 205,000 people. The community of Japanese descendants (‘nikkei’) in Brazil is of over 2 million people - the largest population of Japanese descent outside of Japan.

May 3, 2024 · The two leaders designated the year of 2025 as the “Japan-Brazil Friendship Exchange Year” on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Brazil.

Jan 24, 2025 · The announcement of the official logo for the Japan-Brazil Friendship Exchange Year (the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Brazil) (January 16, 2025)

Aug 1, 2024 · Japan's engagement with Brazil, including a May 2024 visit by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, underscores Japan’s prioritisation of its Global South strategy. The longstanding Japan–Brazil partnership has been reinvigorated following the return of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to the Brazilian presidency.

Jun 7, 2024 · On May 3 and 4, 2024, Prime Minister Kishida visited Brazil to take Japan-Brazil relations to new heights. In the country’s capital, Brasilia, he held a Summit meeting with President Lula and discussed a wide range of issues, from security, the economy, trade, and investment to climate change solutions and energy.

Jan 24, 2025 · Japan and Brazil signed a “strategic global partnership” agreement in 2014. The two countries are working closely as important friends who are actively deepening cooperation in a range of areas, including international cooperation, global governance reform, trade and investment, defense, infrastructure, energy, and science and technology.

Japanese Brazilians (Japanese: 日系ブラジル人, Hepburn: Nikkei Burajiru-jin, Portuguese: Nipo-brasileiros, [ˌnipobɾaziˈlejɾus]) are Brazilian citizens who are nationals or naturals of Japanese ancestry or Japanese immigrants living in Brazil or Japanese people of Brazilian ancestry. [6]