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.

Entitled ‘From Samurai to Manga, the Christian epic in Japan’, an exhibition is on display until 13 July at the Mep premises. On display are objects from various collections that trace the ...

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 ...

Meanwhile, the report warned advocacy groups had reported ongoing “widespread discrimination” in employment, marriage, housing and property assessment against the Burakumin people, an ...

In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake that killed more than 100,000 people, hundreds of Koreans, Chinese and political activists were killed by the population, pushed to the boiling point ...

THE term ‘untouchable’ has a different connotation in each culture and religion. To Christians, the words noli me tangere are attributed to Jesus Christ who, after his resurrection, deterred ...

In addition to tentative agreements on pay and job security, Rutgers University faculty union leaders secured an unusual safeguard in new contract negotiations: protections against caste ...

Maya thought she left caste-based discrimination behind when she came to the U.S. from India to pursue her studies. She was shocked to discover she was wrong, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes.

These include the ostracized burakumin, or “untouchables”, in Japan, the hardships endured by sewer cleaners in modern-day India, and China’s silent army of odd-job migrant labourers, as ...

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