Burakumin in contemporary Japan
Abstract
The Dowa problem is a major human rights problem specific to Japan in which a portion of the population, due to discrimination based on social status structures created during the process of Japan’s historical development, were for a long period forced into conditions of economic, social and cultural disadvantage and suffer even now from obstacles in marriage, unfair treatment in employment and other forms of discrimination in their daily lives.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Japanese History and Culture
Stonefly species taxonomy and ecology
Discrimination and Equality Law
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Japan's Minorities
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Pages
- 59–83
- Publication date
- 6 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter