Introduction -- Background : illusory empire and great migration campaign -- Ill-fated diaspora of Japanese farmer-settlers -- Early postwar era : repatriation of Japanese and international politics -- Plight of orphans during postwar era -- Initial search for orphans : volunteer groups and official missions -- Barriers to repatriation : reestablishing identity and domicile -- Barriers to repatriation : guarantor/receiver requirement -- Japanese women left behind in China -- Orphans' struggles for settlement -- Struggles of orphans' spouses and offspring -- New obstacles : retirement and pensions -- Class-action lawsuits -- Verdicts -- Conclusion : orphan issue and Sino-Japanese relations
Summary
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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-253) and index
