‘Mixed-blood’ Japanese
Abstract
Studying the history of ‘mixed-blood’ Japanese in modern Japan in many ways resembles a surreal version of the 1970s television game show To Tell the Truth . In this game, three individuals would start the game by proclaiming ‘I am X,’ and then the two imposters would attempt to trick the celebrity judges into believing they were actually ‘X.’ In this slightly surreal version, the three contestants, each claiming to be a ‘mixed-blood’ Japanese, would stick to the following scripts, all delivered in fluent Japanese:
Fields of Study & Subjects
Japanese History and Culture
Digital Games and Media
Asian Culture and Media Studies
Publication details
- Pages
- 40–58
- Publication date
- 6 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter