[kstenerud]

The Japanese like Africans, placing them only slightly lower than Europeans. Basically if you're not dressed like a thug and don't have certain tattoos, and aren't Brazilian, Korean or Chinese, you'll usually be treated pretty nicely.

[elboru]

I can understand the historical reasons related to China and Korea, but Brazil? What did they do to them?

[kstenerud]

IN 1990, Japan allowed entry of Brazilians of Japanese descent up to the 3rd generation, and many Brazilians went to Japan to work as cheap labor since Brazil's economic situation was pretty bad.

Like all "migrant workers", they're considered low class and are treated that way, similar to how Turkish people are treated in Germany.

[jeeeb]

Second/third generation children of Japanese immigrants to Brazil were historically given special visa access.

I assume the OP is actually referring to these returned second generation Japanese.