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ブラジル移住50年 << 1958年(昭和33年) 6月18日 >> 2-4-98

Japanese Emigration to Brazil Issued on June 18, 1958 (Showa 33)

Japanese Emigration to Brazil Issued on June 18, 1958 (Showa 33) Brazil is the largest settlement of Japanese immigrants in the world, and in the 100 years since 1908 (Meiji 41), about 260,000 Japanese have emigrated to Brazil, and currently more than 2 million Japanese immigrants. live. Mass immigration by immigrant ships ended in the 1970s. After that, Japanese-approved immigrants to Brazil continued until 1993.
The stamp was issued in 1958 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the start of Japanese immigration to Brazil, and the immigrant ship "Kasato Maru" and a map of South America are designed.