The burakumin (部落民, ' hamlet /village people') are a social grouping of Japanese people descended from members of the feudal class associated with kegare (穢れ, 'impurity'), mainly …

Jan 22, 2018 · Japan has had an underclass of untouchables, the buraku, since the Tokugawa period. Find out how they still face discrimination in the modern era.

During the Japanese feudal era, they were members of social outcasts with jobs that no one in society would take on—undertakers, executioners, or butchers. These occupations are …

burakumin, (“pollution abundant”), outcaste, or “untouchable,” Japanese minority, occupying the lowest level of the traditional Japanese social system. The Japanese term eta is highly …

The Buraku Liberation League (部落解放同盟, Buraku Kaihō Dōmei) is a burakumin 's rights group in Japan. Buraku are ethnic Japanese and descended from outcast communities of the …

Nov 18, 2011 · Popularly labeled as Japan’s “invisible race”, the Burakumin is Japan’s 1.5~2% or 2 to 3 million people strong.

Sep 9, 2014 · Few Japanese today genuinely believe the Buraku are inferior or unclean. Rather, as Buraku history expert Professor Jeffrey Bayliss of Trinity College explains, discrimination …

Apr 27, 2020 · Burakumin (部落民), the largest minority in Japan, are a (re)construction of the modern period, much like race and ethnicity. Since Japan’s modernization, the Burakumin …

The Burakumin (from the words buraku, meaning community or hamlet and min, meaning people) are not an ethnic minority, but rather a caste- or descent-based group. They therefore share …

Mar 31, 2024 · Explore the complex history of buraku discrimination in Japan, from its feudal origins to modern-day challenges. Learn about ongoing efforts to promote equality and build a …