Why did many Japanese women stay in China after World War II?

During World War II, in order to embezzle the Northeast, Japan moved a large number of Japanese to the Northeast, including many Japanese women.

After Japan's defeat, the fate of these Japanese women who immigrated to China changed dramatically. Some of them returned to Japan, while others chose to stay in China. According to incomplete statistics, the number of Japanese women studying in China exceeds 100,000. Why don’t these women want to go back to their hometowns?

The first reason is that many Japanese women have lived in China for many years and have become accustomed to it. The war claimed the lives of fathers, husbands and sons. For them, staying in China may be better than returning to Japan or even sleeping on the streets, at least they are more familiar with their living habits.

Secondly, some Japanese women themselves were born in China, and Japan is just a stranger to them. If their parents died in the war, or if they were willing to stay in China, they would not even choose to return home.

How many people still needed to withdraw at that time. Too many people simply cannot turn their backs, so the passive "choice" has been left behind. Later, I discovered that the living environment in postwar Japan was very poor, and I did not want to be deported.

At that time, many Japanese women were the first choice to stay in China and find Chinese husbands. They hardly discuss any conditions, as long as they are the same age and have honest and kind character. In the TV series "Aunt Duohe", Sun Li stars as the Japanese orphan military commander Duo Shiki, who is a typical representative character. There are still many people in Northeast China who are of mixed Chinese and Japanese descent, but Japanese and Chinese are similar, so no one can tell for sure.

There was also a Japanese woman who was more popular in China at that time. These women often have skills, such as engineers and technicians. If they return to Japan, they may face an unavailable job. However, after the war in China, time-wasting matters will definitely intensify, and the demand for talents will also be great. If they stay in China, at least survival is not a problem.

Later, Japan’s economy developed rapidly. The Japanese government allows overseas Japanese and their immediate family members to go to Japan, and some Japanese women have returned to Japan one after another. However, most of them continue to stay in China. They have long been accustomed to living in China, and their husbands and children are Chinese. For these Japanese women, China is already their hometown.