I was told that Japan did not invade Macau, despite being just miles away from Hong Kong, is because Brazil threaten Japan that if Japan invades Macau, Brazil will deport all Japanese immigrants back to Japan. Any reliable source on this claim? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

I was told that Japan did not invade Macau, despite being just miles away from Hong Kong, is because Brazil threaten Japan that if Japan invades Macau, Brazil will deport all Japanese immigrants back to Japan. Any reliable source on this claim?

by SleepingAran

The article that claims this: Link (Traditional Chinese)

If this is true, why are there so many Japanese immigrants in Brazil?

MoreSourPlz

Just to clarify, this is during WW2 , correct?

ryamano

Weird, because Japan did invade East Timor, another Portuguese colony.