Japanese War Orphans: Abandoned Twice by the State

by Jiaxin Zhong

Book Overview

After Japan's defeat in August 1945, some Japanese children were abandoned in China and raised by Chinese foster parents. They were unable to return to Japan even during the mass repatriation carried out by the Japanese government in the 1950s. Most of them returned to Japan in the 1980s. They are called Japanese war orphans. They are victims of the Sino-Japanese War and have been exploited and abandoned by the Japanese government. They are also...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032138203
• ISBN13: 9781032138206
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"