Japanese Paraguayans, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 36 relations: Asunción, Bolivia, Brazil, Buddhism, Catholic Church, Ciudad del Este, Culture of Japan, Encarnación, Paraguay, German Paraguayans, Guarani language, Ise Shrine, Italian Paraguayans, Italians, Itapúa, Japan–Paraguay relations, Japanese Americans, Japanese Brazilians, Japanese Canadians, Japanese diaspora, Japanese language, Japanese Mexicans, Japanese Peruvians, La Colmena, Paraguay, La Nación (Paraguay), Latin America, Mitsuhide Tsuchida, Nihonjin gakkō, Paraguay, Paraguayan Spanish, Refugee, Shinto, Social stigma, Spaniards, The Japanese in Latin America, University of Illinois Press, World War II.

2. Asian diaspora in Paraguay
3. Japan–Paraguay relations
4. Japanese diaspora by country
5. Japanese diaspora in South America
6. Paraguayan people of Japanese descent

Asunción

Asunción is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.

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Bolivia

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South America.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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Buddhism

Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Ciudad del Este

Ciudad del Este (Spanish for Eastern City; often shortened as CDE) is the second-largest city in Paraguay and capital of the Alto Paraná Department, situated on the Paraná River.

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Culture of Japan

The culture of Japan has changed greatly over the millennia, from the country's prehistoric Jōmon period, to its contemporary modern culture, which absorbs influences from Asia and other regions of the world.

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Encarnación, Paraguay

Encarnación is a district and the capital city of Itapúa Department in Paraguay, located at the south-east of the department, on the right-hand (western) shore of the Paraná River, opposite Posadas, Argentina.

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German Paraguayans

The German minority in Paraguay came into existence with immigration during the industrial age.

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Guarani language

Guarani, specifically the primary variety known as Paraguayan Guarani (avañeʼẽ "the people's language"), is a South American language that belongs to the Tupi–Guarani branch of the Tupian language family.

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Ise Shrine

The, located in Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the solar goddess Amaterasu.

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Italian Paraguayans

Italian Paraguayans (italo-paraguaiani; ítalo-paraguayos; Guarani: itália-paraguaiguakuéra) are one of the most prominent ethnic group in Paraguay, consisting of Paraguayan-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Paraguay during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Paraguay.

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Italians

Italians (italiani) are an ethnic group native to the Italian geographical region.

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Itapúa

Itapúa is a department in the southern region of Paraguay.

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Japan–Paraguay relations

Japan–Paraguay relations are foreign relations between Japan and Paraguay.

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Japanese Americans

are Americans of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Paraguayans and Japanese Americans are Japanese diaspora by country.

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Japanese Brazilians

are Brazilian citizens who are nationals or naturals of Japanese ancestry or Japanese immigrants living in Brazil or Japanese people of Brazilian ancestry. Japanese Paraguayans and Japanese Brazilians are Japanese diaspora by country.

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Japanese Canadians

are Canadian citizens of Japanese ancestry.

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Japanese diaspora

The Japanese diaspora and its individual members, known as Nikkei (日系) or as Nikkeijin (日系人), comprise the Japanese emigrants from Japan (and their descendants) residing in a country outside Japan.

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Japanese language

is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people.

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Japanese Mexicans

Japanese Mexicans are Mexicans of Japanese ancestry.

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Japanese Peruvians

Japanese Peruvians (peruano-japonés or nipo-peruano; 日系ペルー人, Nikkei Perūjin) are Peruvian citizens of Japanese origin or ancestry. Japanese Paraguayans and Japanese Peruvians are Japanese diaspora by country and Japanese diaspora in South America.

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La Colmena, Paraguay

La Colmena is a town and district in the Paraguarí Department of Paraguay.

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La Nación (Paraguay)

La Nación is a conservative daily newspaper published in Paraguay.

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Latin America

Latin America often refers to the regions in the Americas in which Romance languages are the main languages and the culture and Empires of its peoples have had significant historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural impact.

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Mitsuhide Tsuchida

Mitsuhide Oishi Tsuchida (born in Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay) is a former Japanese-Paraguayan professional football defender who played in Paraguay and Japan during the 1980s and 1990s. Japanese Paraguayans and Mitsuhide Tsuchida are Paraguayan people of Japanese descent.

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Nihonjin gakkō

, also called Japanese school, is a full-day school outside Japan intended primarily for Japanese citizens living abroad.

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Paraguay

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay (República del Paraguay; Paraguái Tavakuairetã), is a landlocked country in South America.

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Paraguayan Spanish

Paraguayan Spanish (castellano paraguayo) is the set of dialects of the Spanish language spoken in Paraguay.

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Refugee

A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a person who has lost the protection of their country of origin and who cannot or is unwilling to return there due to well-founded fear of persecution. Such a person may be called an asylum seeker until granted refugee status by a contracting state or by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) if they formally make a claim for asylum.

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Shinto

Shinto is a religion originating in Japan.

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Social stigma is the disapproval of, or discrimination against, an individual or group based on perceived characteristics that serve to distinguish them from other members of a society.

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Spaniards

Spaniards, or Spanish people, are a people native to Spain.

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The Japanese in Latin America

The Japanese in Latin America is a 2004 book published by the University of Illinois Press about Japanese Latin Americans. Japanese Paraguayans and the Japanese in Latin America are Japanese diaspora in South America.

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University of Illinois Press

The University of Illinois Press (UIP) is an American university press and is part of the University of Illinois system.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

Asian diaspora in Paraguay

• Japanese Paraguayans
• Koreans in Paraguay
• Lebanese Paraguayans

Japan–Paraguay relations

• Japan–Paraguay relations
• Japanese Paraguayans

Japanese diaspora by country

• Japanese Americans
• Japanese Brazilians
• Japanese Chileans
• Japanese Cubans
• Japanese New Zealanders
• Japanese Paraguayans
• Japanese Peruvians
• Japanese Venezuelans
• Japanese and Okinawan Bolivians
• Japanese diaspora in Colombia
• Japanese expatriates in Jamaica
• Japanese expatriates in Solomon Islands
• Japanese immigration in Brazil
• Japanese in the Philippines
• Japanese migration to Indonesia
• Japanese migration to Malaysia
• Japanese people in Belgium
• Japanese people in China
• Japanese people in Egypt
• Japanese people in India
• Japanese people in Nepal
• Japanese people in North Korea
• Japanese people in Russia
• Japanese people in Spain
• Japanese people in Sri Lanka
• Japanese people in Turkey
• Japanese people in Vietnam

Japanese diaspora in South America

• Japanese Chileans
• Japanese Paraguayans
• Japanese Peruvians
• Japanese Venezuelans
• Japanese and Okinawan Bolivians
• Japanese diaspora in Colombia
• New Worlds, New Lives
• South America Hongwanji Mission
• The Japanese in Latin America
• Ōikari Montarō

Paraguayan people of Japanese descent

• Japanese Paraguayans
• Jhonattan Matsuoka
• Mitsuhide Tsuchida

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Paraguayans

Also known as Japanese Paraguayan, Japanese migration to Paraguay.