However, the case of the burakumin is even more interesting, as it involves a controversial subject that is a few hundred years old and maps could provide enough information to identify those ...

Other burakumin have served long sentences, sometimes on death row, but ultimately been proved innocent. More than 1.3 million people signed a petition seeking a new trial and his release.

Marginalized "Burakumin" communities were very widespread in Japan. The wrong address on the family register, which records the place of birth and is often requested by employees, leads to ...

Despite the official abolition of the caste system in the late 19th century during the Meiji Restoration, the shadow of discrimination against the Burakumin lingers in contemporary Japan, manifesting ...

The burakumin still feel the impact of centuries-old discrimination, though many Japanese deny these prejudices still exist.

The Burakumin were the executioners, the butchers, the undertakers, and the leather workers. They were those who worked with death – men who, in Buddhist and Shinto society, were considered unclean.

But descendants of Burakumin still face discrimination in society however, they still dominate the crime syndicate. The group's crimes include drug dealing extortion sex work and trafficking.

This developed into the beginning of organised gangs; the groups in which the first Yakuza were born. According to The Independent, descendants of Burakumin still face discrimination today. Notably, ...

”Yet men and women with Burakumin ancestry find they cannot marry non-Burakumin Japanese, or even find decent jobs.” The same problems apply to Japan`s Korean population.