Migration to Manchuria and Mongolia was promoted by the Japanese government partly as a means to resolve the overpopulation of Japanese agricultural villages, and partly with the aims of reinforcing Manchuria’s defenses and increasing food production. The government encouraged collective migration from over-populated agricultural areas across the nation. In the settlements, Japanese settlers became landowners and hired Chinese people as labourers. Around the time of Japan’s defeat in World War II, approximately 80,000 Japanese settlers died due to turmoil in the region, including attacks by Soviet troops. In this environment, many Japanese women and children were abandoned in China to increase their chances of survival.
- area Colonies and Occupied Territories by the Empire of Japan
- theme Colonies and Territories Occupied by the Empire of Japan
- explanation TOP ■Manchuria The Reality of “National Harmony”
Japanese Settlers in Manchuria and Mongolia
Japanese Settlers in Manchuria and Mongolia
Migration to Manchuria and Mongolia was promoted by the Japanese government partly as a means to resolve the overpopulation of Japanese agricultural villages, and partly with the aims of reinforcing Manchuria’s defenses and increasing food production. The government encouraged collective migration from over-populated agricultural areas across the nation. In the settlements, Japanese settlers became landowners and hired Chinese people as labourers. Around the time of Japan’s defeat in World War II, approximately eighty thousand Japanese settlers died due to turmoil in the region, including attacks by Soviet troops. In this environment, many Japanese women and children were abandoned in China to increase their chances of survival.