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Japanese War Orphans in Manchuria

Forgotten Victims of World War II

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  1. Mayumi Itoh
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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-10

  3. Background: Illusory Empire and Great Migration Campaign

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    Pages 11-25

  4. Ill-Fated Diaspora of Japanese Farmer-Settlers

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    Pages 27-38

  5. Early Postwar Era: Repatriation of Japanese and International Politics

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    Pages 39-60

  6. Plight of Orphans During Postwar Era

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    Pages 61-72

  7. Initial Searches for Orphans: Volunteer Groups and Official Missions

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    Pages 73-83

  8. Barriers to Repatriation: Reestablishing Identity and Domicile

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    Pages 85-99

  9. Barriers to Repatriation: Guarantor/Receiver Requirement

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    Pages 101-114

  10. Japanese Women Left Behind in China

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    Pages 115-128

  11. Orphans’ Struggles for Settlement

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    Pages 129-143

  12. Struggles of Orphans’ Spouses and Offspring

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    Pages 145-157

  13. New Obstacles: Retirement and Pensions

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    Pages 159-172

  14. Class-Action Lawsuits

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    Pages 173-183

  15. Verdicts

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    Pages 185-204

  16. Conclusion: Orphan Issue and Sino-Japanese Relations

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    Pages 205-218

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 219-264
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Japanese war orphans in Manchuria are the forgotten victims of the Asia-Pacific War and Sino-Japanese relations, and this is an integral part of the Japanese government's 'postwar settlement' issues concerning its war responsibility and compensation.

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"During World War II, in emulation of the policies of the Nazis, the Japanese conquerors of neighboring countries sometimes tried to remove the inhabitants through ethnic cleansing and replace them with Japanese settlers. A good example was their occupation ofManchuria from 1931 to 1945. In a truly original book, Mayumi Itoh documents what happened when the Japanese were defeated by the Chinese Communists and the Soviet Red Army. The large number of Japanese families left behind continues to complicate relations between China and Japan to the present day." - Chalmers Johnson, author ofPeasant Nationalism and Communist Power: The Emergence of Revolutionary China, 1937 to 1945

"Many books have been written documenting the myriad atrocities of World War II; however, this is the first serious study which documents the plight of Japan s war orphans who were left in Manchuria at the end of the war. Mayumi Itoh s book does more than simply catalogue a period in history. With sensitivity and with scholarship, she places this issue in the broader context of Sino-Japanese relations and also sheds light on how Japan s historical amnesia not only affects its neighbors, but has serious, ongoing ramifications for its own people." - Donald S. Zagoria, Senior Vice President, National Committee on American Foreign Policy

About the author

MAYUMI ITOH is a former professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.

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