Everyday Life in Japan's Colonies Japan’s vast Asian empire became home to more than a million female settlers, who told their stories in an effort to keep in contact. Hannah Shepherd | Published in History Today Volume 68 Issue 1 January 2018 To continue reading this article you need to purchase a subscription, available from only £5. Start my trial subscription now If you have already purchased access, or are a print & archive subscriber, please ensure you are logged in. Please email digital@historytoday.com if you have any problems. JapanEmpire Related Articles On the Turn: Japan, 1900 What were the wartime Japanese thinking? Popular articles Christmas 1914, and After King Lear’s Great Stage of Fools