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The Kasato Maru was a Japanese cargo/passenger ship built by Wigham Richardson in 1900, initially christened as SS Potosí, and played a significant role in the Russo-Japanese War and the immigration of Japanese people to various countries including Hawaii, Peru, Mexico, and Brazil. The ship's history is marked by its involvement in the war, its subsequent use as a passenger ship, and its contribution to the establishment of Japanese communities abroad. Notably, the Kasato Maru brought the first official group of Japanese immigrants to Brazil in 1908, a journey that began at the port of [[kobe|Kobe]] and ended at the [[port-of-santos|Port of Santos]], marking the beginning of a significant wave of Japanese immigration to the country.