Visit to Japan by General Juniti Saito, Commander of the Air Force of the Federative Republic of Brazil

April 18, 2008

General Saito, Commander of the Brazilian Air Force, who is the first military Japanese descent in Brazil that became a military commander of the country, will visit Japan from April 22 (Tue) to April 29 (Tue) at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
During his stay, General Saito will meet with the high-level officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense, and on April 24 (Thu), he will attend the “Japan-Brazil Exchange Year/100th Anniversary of Japanese Emigration to Brazil” in Tokyo. Also scheduled are visit to Tokyo International Airport (Haneda), attendance at the “Japan-Brazil Exchange Year/100th Anniversary of Japanese Emigration to Brazil”, in Kobe, Hyogo, visit to Hamamatsu city in Shizuoka prefecture. Hamamatsu is the local autonomy that has the largest Brazilian population in Japan.
General Saito is a second-generation Japanese-Brazilian, and is highly regarded in Nikkei society in Brazil. His upcoming visit is expected to further strengthen relations between Japan and Brazil.

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