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A islander, who appears to be both a member of a Christian clergy and of US or European descent, in about 1930.

Virtually all of the Bonin Islands ' inhabitants are Japanese citizens.

This includes the significant proportion with ancestors from the United States, Europe and other Pacific islands, who can often be distinguished by their family names and ancestry, physical features or adherence to Christianity.

During and after the US military occupation of 1946 – 68, a small minority of islanders opted for US citizenship and / or emigrated from the islands.

However, most islanders with non-Japanese ancestry now appear to be reassimilating with the ethnic Japanese majority.