Japan`s Princess Kako addresses Brazil`s Congress

The younger daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko also addressed Congress and thanked Brazilians for hosting Japanese immigrants

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Her trip, which started on June 5, marks the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries

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"The efforts of Japanese who came, and the Brazilians who went to Japan, are deepening our bilateral relationship of friendship," Kako told Brazilian lawmakers

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Brazil has the largest population of people of Japanese descent in the world, estimated at about 2.7 million

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Princess Kako will arrive in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, where she will visit the Christ the Redeemer statue and a museum of Japanese immigration

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