jurisdiction within the eta and hinin. The term burakumin is derived from buraku (部落), a Japanese term which refers literally to a small, generally rural...

Sennin Buraku (仙人部落, roughly Hermit Village) is a manga series by Kō Kojima which ran in the adult magazine Weekly Asahi Geinō, published by Tokuma Shoten...

The Buraku Liberation League (部落解放同盟, Buraku Kaihō Dōmei) is a burakumin's rights group in Japan. Buraku are ethnic Japanese and descended from outcast...

Chinese-style Official Compound (朝堂院, Chōdō-in) and Reception Compound (豊楽院, Buraku-in), started to fall into disuse quite early on. This paralleled the decline...

during its activity, earning himself the title "Father of the Buraku Liberation" from the Buraku Liberation League. Matsumoto was born in Chikushi District...

Japanese minority groups can be identified. The largest are the hisabetsu buraku or "discriminated communities", also known as the burakumin. These descendants...

people') was enforced during the Tokugawa period, discrimination relating to Buraku status continues to be an issue in present-day Japan. Among the Newar people...

president of the Kyoto-based buraku organization "Liberal Dowa Association Kyoto", who had been considered a "tycoon" in Kyoto's buraku community. One theory...

Ishida Pig Farm were burakumin. These employees were regarded among the buraku as dangerous for their history of theft and violence. The police investigated...

called a "buraku". "Buraku" basically means a village or small district. For a long time, people have discriminated against people from a "buraku" even though...

from the stage, Mono composed their first soundtrack ever. My Story, The Buraku Story was released on vinyl and CD on May 27, 2022. Finally, the band played...

Emperor's Cup exclusively as "a Japanese soccer tournament". They refer to the Buraku Liberation League as the "Liberation" League, using scare quotes to convey...

common policy of enacting an LGBT equality law. Neary, Ian, ed. (2009). The Buraku Issue and Modern Japan: The Career of Matsumoto Jiichiro. Routledge. Haussman...

Jiichirō Matsumoto and father in command of the Buraku Liberation League. He was vice-chairman Buraku Liberation League when he advocated suppression...

abolished the class hierarchy, there are reports of discrimination against the buraku or burakumin underclasses. The burakumin are regarded as "ostracised". The...

reportedly told the assembled group, "We are not going to let someone from the buraku become the prime minister, are we?" Asō's remark was apparently a reference...

climbing incident with his friend. He witnessed the respect given to a buraku doctor who solved the case no other doctor could. He also spent some time...

priest and his family). In 1871, after the Meiji Restoration, Miyagata Buraku (hamlet) and Miho Jinja (shrine) were annexed into Miho Mura (village)....

spread of animation to other places around the globe. 1963 introduced Sennin Buraku as the first "late night" anime and Toei Doga's first anime television series...

1956. The longest-running manga in the world by a single author, Sennin Buraku by Kō Kojima, was published in the first issue with the new title, and ran...

yurei Ghost Cat of Otama Pond (1960) a.k.a. Kaibyo Otama-ga-Ike Sennin Buraku (1960) Jigoku (1960) a.k.a. Sinners of Hell; released as "adults only" Toho...

films, beginning as a laundry boy in the film Fūryū Kokkei-tan: Sennin Buraku in 1961 under his real name. He also appeared in Shuji Terayama's Aomori-ken...

different form. During the 1960s, it was picked up as a theme song by the Buraku Liberation League, particularly its branch at Takeda. Burakumin ("hamlet...

National Levelers Association / Buraku Liberation League Flag of National Levelers Association, a burakumin rights group, and Buraku Liberation League, NLA's...

2015) was a Japanese manga artist. He was best known for penning Sennin Buraku (running since 1956 in Weekly Asahi Geinō), the longest running comic by...

Kosovo Rahovec - Ajshe Babatinca Miss Supranational Kosovo Vitia - Arselajda Buraku First Runner-up Lipjani - Liridona Miftari Second Runner-up Deçan - Elga...

the expanded city of Okayama. Asahigawa Dam Birthplace of Takenouchi-ryū Buraku-ji Temple Great Okayama Golf Club Joju-ji Temple Shichisha Hachimangū Shrine...

Following these discoveries, he went to the hamlet of Amitori (網取部落, Amitori Buraku) on the western side of the island. There, a middle school teacher who had...

Bolek and Lolek 150  Poland 1963–1986 Eitoman 56  Japan 1963–1964 Sennin Buraku 23  Japan 1963–1964 Astro Boy 193  Japan 1963–1966 Tetsujin 28-Go (a.k.a...

road and museum were developed in part due an advocacy campaign led by the Buraku Liberation League and a taiko group of younger performers called Taiko Ikari...