TOKYO —

A woman who was left behind in China when she was an infant by her Japanese family after World War II arrived in Japan on Tuesday to search for her family members through a face-to-face interview.

The woman, identified as Qu Meiqin, presumed to be 64, is scheduled to meet with a man in Ibaraki Prefecture, possibly her older brother, on Thursday.

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  The758 at 07:55 AM JST - 18th November

  Only 1 .. were more expected?

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  kirakira25 at 08:38 AM JST - 18th November

  Wow. I wonder what kind of life she has had.

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  TeruSensei at 09:52 AM JST - 18th November

  I don't like the way the headline presented the story.

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  nimbus at 11:50 AM JST - 18th November

  No DNA test?

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  Yelnats at 04:01 PM JST - 18th November

  Nimbus, a DNA test would be too easy. The presumed Japanese brother is expected to point at his nose and say ano ne a lot, and she is expected to whip up some gyoza and other dishes.

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  yourock at 12:12 AM JST - 19th November

  haha, great post Yelnats. ramen and nikuman for afters. What kind of life she had? Hard. doh.

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  usaexpat at 06:43 AM JST - 19th November

  I imagine for the unfortunate kids left behind being Japanese and growing up under Mao was doubley bad. Let's also assume that they were taught to hate Japan and even if that was not enough I'm sure there wouldn't be much love for a country that abandoned them. So if 1 showed up, that sounds about right.

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