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{{Short description|Japanese Brazilians having migrated to Japan}}
'''Dekasegi''' ({{langx|pt|decassegui, decasségui}}, {{IPA|pt|dekaseˈgi|}}, {{IPA|pt|dekɐˈsɛgi|}}) is a term that is used in [[Latin America]] to refer to people, primarily [[Japanese Brazilians]] and [[Japanese Peruvians]], who have migrated to [[Japan]], having taken advantage of [[Japanese citizenship]] or ''[[nisei]] visa'' and immigration laws to work short-term in Japan.

The original Japanese word {{nihongo|''dekasegi''|出稼ぎ}} roughly translates as "working away from home". This can cause irritation to those of Japanese descent who were born abroad, but have come to regard Japan as their permanent home and therefore object to being regarded by Japanese (in Japan) as ''[[gaijin]]'' or foreigners.

There are approximately 200,000 such people in Japan from Brazil alone.

==Language==
Some Brazilians are bilingual in [[Japanese language|Japanese]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], but many are monolingual in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] alone when they first come to Japan and face additional challenges due to this language barrier.
Many [[code-switch]] to Japanese when speaking Portuguese.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140705235232/http://www.istoejapao.com/2150/voce-mistura-palavras-em-japones-quando-conversa-em-portugues-saiba-mais-sobre-dekassegues/ Dekasseguês – the mix of Portuguese and Japanese spoken by the dekasegi – Isto é Japão!]}}. Retrieved January 12, 2015.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Ethnic groups of Japan]]
*[[Issei]], [[Nisei]], [[Sansei]], [[Yonsei (fourth-generation Nikkei)|Yonsei]], and [[Gosei (Japanese diaspora)|Gosei]]
*[[Japanese Brazilian]]
*[[Japanese people]]
*[[Language minority students in Japanese classrooms]]
*[[Migrant worker]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] ([[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|MOFA]]): [http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/emigration/ Future Policy Regarding Cooperation with Overseas Communities of Nikkei]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071128140403/http://www.abcjapan.org/ Portal for 100-20 years of immigration between Japan and Brazil, Rare pictures]

{{Ethnic groups in Japan}}
{{Immigration to Japan}}

[[Category:Brazilian diaspora in Japan]]
[[Category:Society of Japan]]
[[Category:South American diaspora in Japan]]
[[Category:Migrant workers]]

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