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2 Japanese brothers found murdered in Paraguay

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Let the speculation begin .!.

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I feel for their family.

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A sad story.

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RIP.

Stunned that anyone would leave first-world Japan to live in super dangerous Paraguay to work on a farm.

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Ver Sad indeed, being far from home and family is the worst part about it.

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Fighto!Today 06:26 pm JST

RIP.

> Stunned that anyone would leave first-world Japan to live in super dangerous Paraguay to work on a farm.

Yeah, because no one ever gets killed in "first world" Japan. Check your history. The "first world" and old world have been responsible for way more murders of other people than vice versa.

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""Stunned that anyone would leave first-world Japan to live in super dangerous Paraguay to work on a farm.""

Many Japanese migrated to North and South America mainly Brazil looking for work and better opportunities in the past before and after WW2.

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Dangers exist in every country. Just like if you cross the yakuza in Japan, if you cross drug cartels in Paraguay, you can expect repercussions. If you are nice to your neighbors, then they will be nice to you.

Everywhere in the world, about 1% of humans aren't so nice. Doesn't matter if you are in Japan, Thailand, Britain, or Paraguay,

Nothing to do with 1st-world country.

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@theFu Statistics clearly show in Paraguay 7.9 people per 100 000 are murdered whereas in Japan 0.7 are murdered per 100 000! Their chances of not being a victim of crime/murder would have been much better in Japan than Paraguay. Africa and the Americas have the highest murder rates in the world!

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Thanks mountainpear for the stats!

It’s always nice to be fully informed rather than just speculate.

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Stunned that anyone would leave first-world Japan to live in super dangerous Paraguay to work on a farm.

I have been to Paraguay and it's not a dangerous country.

I enjoyed my time in Paraguay.

Like in most Latin, Asian, African, Arab, European countries, there are areas which are no go and the residents are aware of them.

These two Japanese brothers seem like have been living there for a while and we do not know the circumstances of their deaths.

RIP.

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The "Tri-border" area of southern Paraguay where it borders Argentina and Brazil is a hotbed of the narcotics trade and Islamic terrorism. These two brothers may have seen something they should not have. Or were maybe involved? Hard to say.

https://insightcrime.org/news/historic-antinarcotics-operation-narcopolitics-paraguay/

https://www.counterextremism.com/paraguay-and-terrorism-tri-border-area

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The "Tri-border" area of southern Paraguay where it borders Argentina and Brazil is a hotbed of the narcotics trade and Islamic terrorism.

I've been there and there are definitely places to be avoided there. Different parts of every country aren't safe. We will never know the real truth. It may have been a long standing feud between the brothers and others in the area, or they may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Some people NEED adventure and uncertainty. Not everyone appreciates that. Personal situations can make leaving an expensive Japan a good choice. While I enjoy visiting Japan, when I had a chance to live there, I wasn't in a place of my life where that made sense. As I got older, I had a small regret about that, but it was very, very, small.

I've seriously thought about where I'd like to live in the world with practical considerations included. My better half isn't as adventurous. To her, going to California is like going to a foreign country. Right now, Uruguay and Portugal are my top two locations outside the US. I've only visited 30 countries, so there are other places that still need to be experienced. Of course, being able to speak and understand the local language is a key factor for anyone considering long term living somewhere.

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