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'Nikkei' craft own unique ethnicity, samba to manga

Igor Inocima's face filled with contentment as he described the achievement of introducing the culture of manga to Brazil, where his grandparents emigrated to some 80 years ago. "Our company began the sale of Japanese manga comic books in Brazil in... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Wed, Jun 18 2008

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