Japanese orphans in China

In 1980, the orphans began returning to Japan, but they faced discrimination due to their lack of Japanese language skills and encountered difficulties in maintaining steady employment.

As of August 2004, 2,476 orphans had settled in Japan, according to the figures of the Japanese Ministry of Labor.

[1] They receive monthly payments of ¥20,000-30,000 yen from the Japanese government.

In 2003, 612 orphans filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government, claiming that it bears responsibility for their having been left behind.

These Japanese women mostly married Chinese men and became known as "stranded war wives" (zanryu fujin/殘留婦人).