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Racial Discrimination in Japan
Japan has an extended and vast history of discrimanatory policies, actions, and sterotypical implentations among Japanese people and society.The Japanese Census is exemplefies the Japanese's pride in their culture and ethnicity; it states that, in summary, majority of Japan's citizens identity as Japanese, approximately 97.8% as of 2018, according to the Japanese Statistics Bureau.[1] Japanese people make up 98.1%, Chinese 0.5%, Korean 0.4%, and other 1% (includes Filipino, Vietnamese, and Brazilian)of people living in Japan, according to the CIA World Handbook. The discriminatory and racist views and treatment of the minorities within Japan are exemplified throughout educational access, job access, and overall societal treatment by those who ethnically identify as Japanese.

Citizenship of foreigners in Japan in 2000. Source: Japan Statistics Bureau[2]

China	       764,720	28.3%	0.64% Vietnam	330,835	12.3%	0.28% Philippines	271,289	10.0%	0.23% Brazil	       201,865	7.5%	0.17% Nepal	       88,951	3.3%	0.07% Taiwan 	60,684	2.2%	0.05% United States	57,500	2.1%	0.04% Indonesia	56,346	2.1%	0.04% Thailand	52,323	1.9%	0.04% Peru	       48,362	1.8%	0.04% India	       35,419	1.3%	0.03% Myanmar	 26,456	1.0%	0.02% Sri Lanka	25,410	0.9%	0.02% United Kingdom	17,943	0.7%	0.02% Pakistan	16,198	0.7%	0.02% Bangladesh	15,476	0.6%	0.02% France	       13,355	0.5%	0.01% Cambodia	12,174	0.5%	0.01% Others	       635,787	23.6%	0.50%

Ainu in Japan

The Ainu people of Japan are considered to be the aboriginals of Northern Japan; during the Meiji period, they were considered 'former aboriginals.' The native group of Japan, namely the Ainu, are a group estimated to be 25,000 of the entire population in Japan. They have maintained their language of Ainu among 15 families. Although the population of Ainu people in Japan is 25,000, the actual population is thought of to be of a higher number: 150,000. Many genetically Ainu individuals don't identify as Ainu or they identify as Japanese in order to avoid discrimination within society, the workplace, and educational institutions. As of 2019, the Ainu people are now officially recognized as indigenous people of Japan.

Koreans in Japan

Prior to World War 2, Koreans sought asylum and educational opportunities that were available in Japan.[9] In 1910, the Japan-Korean Annexation Treaty was established and stated that Koreans were to be considered Japanese as citizenship by law as Korea was annexed by Japan. During World War 2, Japanese government established the National Mobilization Law, which constrained Koreans from getting jobs, which were very limited for Koreans even prior to World War 2. Koreans that were not constricted were forced to work in factories and mines in inhumane conditions;[9] an estimated 60,000 Koreans died because of work conditions. Following World War 2, Koreans decided to participate in the Post-world war 2 illegally because of the unfair treatment and wages in Japan both politically and economically.

Burakumin

[11] The Burakumin group within Japan is ethnically Japanese; however, they are considered of lower status and lower class standing in comparison to other ethnicities in Japan. They worked as primarily farmers and were considered peasants on the social hierarchy pyramid.[12] Post-World War, the Burakumin group was heavily dissoeciated from society as the abolishment of the feudal caste system did not put an end to the social discrimination that they faced within restricting housing systems; movements and protests have been maintained throughout the years as they fight to receive and equal status as their peers in regard to access to certain educational, housing, and social benefits and citizenship rights. In order to gain attention to the problems and injustices that they experience, groups such as the militant style, Buraka Liberation League, which uses presentations and speaking to prove and explain their frustrations to a panel.

Societal impact

Social Isolation is the most lasting impact of societal discrimination for the above described minorities in Japan, along with the limiting economic prosperity in comparison to other ethnicities in Japan.

Sources and References
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2.Japan Statistics Bureau Archived December 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 8, 2007

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8. Lewallen (2016). The fabric of indigeneity : Ainu identity, gender, and settler colonialism in Japan. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. pp. 131–142. ISBN 978-0826357366.

9. Tamura, Toshiyuki. "The Status and Role of Ethnic Koreans in the Japanese Economy" (PDF). Institute for International Economics. Retrieved November 19, 2017.

10. OBA, Yoshio. "On Business History of Hokkaido Coal Mining and Shipping Corporation(3)". Hokkai-Gakuen Organization of Knowledge Ubiquitous through Gaining Archives. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

11. Buraku Mondai in Japan: Historical and Modern Perspectives and Directions for the Future - Emily A. Su-lan Reber

12. Tsutsui, Kiyoteru (2018-08-03). Rights Make Might: Global Human Rights and Minority Social Movements in Japan.

13. "Japan racism 'deep and profound". BBC News (July 11, 2005). Retrieved 2007-01-05.