Burakumin: Descendants of caste considered 'tainted' face new discrimination in Japan 'Why is this happening to us? Why are we different?' Rhian Williams. Wednesday 30 December 2015 21:34 GMT.

The burakumin still feel the impact of centuries-old discrimination, though many Japanese deny these prejudices still exist. Japan’s Outsider Caste – The Diplomat All Sections Search ...

Burakumin had to follow a dress code and were restricted to living in special hamlets. Advertisement. Even after the caste system was outlawed, ...

Though Japan did away with its caste system several years after the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in 1865, discrimination against the burakumin remains strong ...

Many burakumin quietly blend into the rest of society, marrying outside their caste and taking on mainstream work. But more than a century after Japan’s caste system was abolished, ...

Today, official statistics put the number of burakumin at around 1.2 million, with unofficial estimates as high as 3 million. Despite the numbers, the issue is something of a taboo in Japan: ...

Today, rights groups say the descendants of burakumin make up about 3 million of the country’s 127 million people. But they still face prejudice, ...

Like many in the abattoir because of his profession, Miyazaki is associated with the Burakumin, Japan's "untouchable" class. Burakumin, meaning "hamlet people", dates back to the feudal era.

The burakumin still face prejudice based on where they live or their ancestors lived, and fear that Google's software can be used to easily pinpoint the old villages and match them up with modern ...

Today, rights groups say the descendants of burakumin make up about 3 million of the country's 127 million people. But they still face prejudice, based almost entirely on where they live or their ...

Yet the burakumin still exist on the fringes of this mostly homogenous society, and fight the age-old battles of discrimination. “It’s still a taboo,” says Hiroshi Kanto, ...