SAO PAULO — The Sao Paulo Shimbun newspaper has printed its final edition, ending a 72-year run as a vital reference point and voice for Brazil’s Japanese community – the largest in the world outside of Japan. Sao Paulo Shimbun was founded in 1946, shortly after the end of World War II. For decades Sao Paulo Shimbun, from its offices in Sao Paulo’s Asian neighbourhood of Liberdade, served as the main reference point for Japanese living in the South American country. The arrival of the first immigrants was the result of negotiations between Japan and Sao Paulo state, where most Japanese-Brazilians still live. Meanwhile, Sao Paulo coffee growers needed more workers to tend to their coffee plantations.

Source: National Post January 06, 2019 17:57 UTC