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 28, 2025 · Burakumin, (“pollution abundant”), outcaste, or “untouchable,” Japanese minority, occupying the lowest level of the traditional Japanese social system. The Japanese term eta is …

The Burakumin is Japan’s “untouchables,” considered as the lowest of the low in the society. They face severe stigma and marginalization, oftentimes leading to discrimination. Despite efforts to …

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 …

Jul 3, 2019 · Burakumin is a polite term for the outcasts from the four-tiered Japanese feudal social system.Burakumin literally means simply "people of the village." In this context, …

Burakumin kinship practice generally follows that of the mainstream Japanese. (See the article on Japanese for a description.) Marriage and Family. Marriage and Domestic Life. Burakumin …

Nov 18, 2011 · The Burakumin were officially proclaimed emancipated by the government following four years after the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Unfortunately, the group’s assimilation …

Apr 27, 2020 · There are about 1.2 million Burakumin in about 4600 Buraku communities 1 throughout the country, with both a visible and an invisible social existence. This paper …

Mar 21, 2024 · The burakumin are a large group of people who were historically discriminated against in Japan. They are not an ethnic minority; the discrimination against them is based on …

BURAKUMIN. Burakumin in the 19th century The “burakumin” (boo-RAH-koo-min) are a group of Japanese that are not ethically different from other Japanese yet they traditionally have had a …