The History and Current Situation of the BURAKU Discrimination in Japan

Dec 13, 2021 | News On Japan

Dec 13, 2021 (Let's ask Shogo -Your Japanese friend in Kyoto) - Although not many Japanese people acknowledge it, Japan actually still has many problems regarding discrimination.

I have once made a video talking about the zainichi-koreans, but there is another kind of discrimination that has been deeply rooted in society for a much longer time.

This problem is called “BURAKU problem (Dowa Problem)” in Japan, which is the discrimination against the people who were once called “穢多 Eta (mud bloods)” and “非人 Hinin (non-humans).”

So today, I will talk about the history of the Buraku problem and who the discriminated people are.

Also, at the latter half of the video, I will explain what kind of discrimination they are suffering from today and actual incidents that happened recently.

Lastly, I will introduce what kind of movements are being taken in order to solve this problem, so please stay with me till the end.

Before I start, I want to make it very clear that I am a person who is against all kinds of discrimination on this planet. No matter where you are born, what you look like, or what you believe in, we are all equal and no one has the right to slander or apply violence to anyone for these reasons.

I consider discrimination to be a terrible, mindless, and immature act in which people project their own weakness and ugliness onto others in the form of violence.

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