This is a list of Japanese Brazilians, that is, notable people of Japanese ancestry born or raised in Brazil. Japanese immigration to Brazil started in 1908 with the arrival of the Kasato Maru.[1][2]
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2019)
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Image
Name
Lifespan
Occupation(s)
Luiz Gushiken
(1950-08-05)5 August 1950 — 13 September 2013(2013-09-13) (aged 63)
Politician
Hugo Hoyama
born (1969-05-09) 9 May 1969 (age 55)
Table tennis player
Juliana Imai
born (1985-02-27) 27 February 1985 (age 39)
Model
Newton Ishii
born (1955-06-18) 18 June 1955 (age 68)
Federal Police agent
Kim Kataguiri
born (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 28)
Political activist, politician
Lovefoxxx
born (1984-02-25) 25 February 1984 (age 40)
Singer
Mitsuyo Maeda
(1878-11-18)18 November 1878 — 28 November 1941(1941-11-28) (aged 63)
Judoka
Paulo Nagamura
born (1983-03-02) 2 March 1983 (age 41)
Footballer
Tomie Ohtake
(1913-11-21)21 November 1913 — 12 February 2015(2015-02-12) (aged 101)
Visual artist
Lisa Ono
born (1962-07-29) 29 July 1962 (age 61)
Musician
Juniti Saito
born (1942-04-12) 12 April 1942 (age 82)
Brazilian Air Force commander
Sabrina Sato
born (1981-02-04) 4 February 1981 (age 43)
TV presenter, comedian, actress
Daniele Suzuki
born (1977-09-21) 21 September 1977 (age 46)
TV presenter, actress
Fernanda Takai
born (1971-08-25) 25 August 1971 (age 52)
Singer
Yudi Tamashiro
born (1992-08-04) 4 August 1992 (age 31)
TV presenter, actor, singer
^"Columns "The Ship Kasato-maru"". www.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
^Baily, Samuel L.; Míguez, Eduardo José (2016-12-09). Mass Migration to Modern Latin America. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780842028318.
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