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"PORTRAITS ON THE OTHER SHORE " has been issued.
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Discrimination is an act of depriving individuals of their fundamental human rights and treating them unjustly in any aspect of their lives, be it political, economic or cultural. In Japan, Buraku discrimination happens against people who were born or live in the
Hisabetsu Buraku (discriminated districts).
The roots of
Buraku discrimination come from feudal Japan, when the Buraku were areas separated from the other social classes. The people there lived under tight restrictions in every part of their lives, such as clothing, jobs, and home, due to the feudal class system formed by a variety of political and social factors. These historical areas are the origins of today's Buraku, people who are still the target of discrimination due to the influence of subsequent social systems. This discrimination is what Japanese call, “
Buraku issues.”
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