Is Okinawa included in the Japanese-style multicultural society? While standard multicultural trends are present in Okinawa, a special multi-ethnic trend could also be observed in Okinawa, which is the issue of mix-race children who are the offspring of locals and US military personnel. In this paper, we discuss the issue of mix-race children by focusing on the survey of mix-race children which was conducted in 1955, 1962 and 1975 in Okinawa. We highlight the context of the surveys, rather than using the data as facts. Which kind of organizations and under what kind of initiatives were the surveys of mixed race children conducted? How did the research questions reflect stigmas and stereotypes? The purpose of the paper is to analyze the discourse of mix-race children in Okinawa from the 1950s to 1970s, before and after Okinawa’s repatriation to Japan mainland.
