Abstract
In this study, the author interviews 'Japanese orphans' left in China at the end of WWII in Manchuria, and examines their motivation to return to Japan. Up to now, the motivations of the 'Japanese orphans' to return to Japan have been mostly thought to be "homesickness" and "yearning for economic prosperity". However, the author consider their homecoming motivations from a different viewpoint. The characteristics of this research are a focus on 'how' the motives are narrated and the use of their mother tongue, the Chinese language, in the interviews.
