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BURAKULIBERATIONRESEARCHINSTITUTE
16-12,Kuboyoshi,Naniwa-ku,OsakaCity,SS6Japan
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MeosureConceming7heP『○ノecねDesjgnofed/or肋eのOWAン〃lS7bBeP『olonged巾「syeols.
OnDecemberll,l991theCouncilofArea
ImprovementMeasuresoffcredthefollowingpoints abouttheLaw:1)afterthevalidityofthecurrentlaw
willhaveexpired,somelegalmeasureswillbe
neccssary;2)aninvestigationofthecurrentsitualion
ofBurakushouldbeconducted;3)akindofcouncil
consideringBurakumattersshouldbefundamcll1ally
necessaryforsolvingofBurakuproblem;4)lhe mattersofemployment,educationandenlightenmen(
activityhavebecomeimportant;and5)froma nationalorinlemationalpoinlofview,theBuraku
problemwillhavetobeselUed
Inreply(otheseopinions,thegovernmcnl
resolvcdduringacabinetmec[ingloprolonglhc MLawonSpecificGovemmenlalBudgetaryMcasure
ConceminglheProjeclsDesigna[edforthe(DOWA)Ⅲ for5years(however,somebusjnessintheBuraku
communitywillbereduced)andalthesametime(he
existenceoftheCouncilofArealmprovement
MeasurcswillalsobeprolongedonFebruaryl4, 19920nMarch27theLawwaspassedinIheDiel
withasupplementaryresolutionbytheHouseof RepresemativesandtheHouseofCouncillorswhich callsforaclarificalionofthefundamenlalscUlcmcnl
of(heBurakuproblem
Initiallytherewasastron81cndencylo discontinuetheLawinitially、Judgingfromsuch
circumstanccs、onecanexpec(〔ha[no(onlywilllhe
Lawbeprolongedfor5yearsinorderIocomplclc
therestofbusinessinthcBurakucommunilies・Bul
thatitsprolongationwillalsoservctobeginan invesligationof(heactualconditionsintheBuraku
inorderlofundamentallysolvelhcBurakuprobleln However,thelc8islationofamFundamenIalLawfor
BurakuLibcra(ion”whichisourfiMlgoalhasbeen suspe、dedasMopicforIhcfutureandaftcrAprillhc BurakuLiberationMovementwillhavetotacklethis
subjeclaslhcmainobjectofconcem,entcring,atthe
sametime,inlothethirdstage・
Aslllethirdstagelibera(ionmovcmenlthc
followingpointswcrerccapilula(ed:1)Enforccmem ofatotalinvesligaUoninlolheactualconditionsof
IhcBuraku、includin8lheBurakucommunilieswhichhavcllolbeendesi8nated;2)Rel[brmofthe''Council
ofAreaImprovemenlMeasuresmwhichhasthe
confems
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powerinordcrtoIundamellIallysetllc[hcBuraku
problem;3)LegislaIionofamunicipalordinance
based(jnthespiritofMaFundamenIalLawfor BurakuLibcrationM;4)Declara[iollofelilninatioll()I
lheBurakudiscrimillati()nandlc8islali()11(〕Iid
charter;5)Prolnp【ratificalionoIlheln(crna(ionalConventionontheEliminalionofAllPormsof
RacialDiscriminationinJapanand(hcconcrclizaUon
ofthisconvcnlion.Itwasalsoa8reedthatapush
forwardforlhelegislalionofMaFundamenlalLaw forBurakuLiberationMwouldbemadc・
Thisyearisthe70thAnniversaryoflhe foundalionoftheNaUonalLeveller'sAssocialion
TheobjectoftheNationalLevellcrisAssociaIion
was,asyousccinlhcdeclaralion,lhatBurakupcople
shollldhaveaprideinIhciroriginandtha(asocic1y freefromallformsofdiscriminationshouldbe
conslructed.IlwasreconfirmedU1atthemovelnc、t
lowardthclc8islalionoflhe]FundamentalLawlor BurakuLiberalionwaslhcnoblecombattorcalize
thisobjeclive・
Inconclusion,weexprcssoursincerelhankMo allpcopleandorganizationswhosignedthepeti[ion ofaFundamenlalLawforBurakuLiberalionin
JapallandoverscasWethanksthemalsoforIhcir
warmsupporL
WehopeiOrhlrUlersupportandsolidarity.
DjScrimmoガonAgojnsfBurqku,mdoya> -Educoがoル
childrenwhowerenotabletogotoschooLThcse
problcmsappcaredespcciallyinIheBurakufora longperiodoftimc.
1.ManyprimaIyschoolgraduates;lesshigher schooIgraduates.
(1)ComparinglheNationalCellsusofl980,ilcan
beseenthattheacademcbackgroundofpeoplefrom
theBurakul5yearsofagcandolderischaracterizcd
byalargcnumberofpeoplewhohaveonlyprimary schooleducalionand,ontheotherhand,fewwho
havecompletcdhigheracademiccducation.
(2)SinccNalionalCcllsusislakenonlyollceevcry
lOyCars、weonlyhavclhcl980censusdaIafor
comparison・However,consideringtheexpandc(l
raUoofstuden1swhowishedlosludyaIhigh-schools
orcollc8esaf1erWorldWtlrlI,ilisreasonablclo
assumclhal,alprcsenllhcna(ionalavcra8cof
primaryschool8radualcsissmallerand(halof
higherschoolgradua(cslar8cr・Accordin81y、lhc
differcn【ialsillIJi8urel2belweenlhcBurakualld
fromoulsideIheBurakushouldbemuchbigger.
(3)Thcaveragcralioofprimaryschoolgradualesin
theBurakuis50%ormoreineverymunicipalilyas comparedtotheNalionalavera8eof429%.In
Shimancprefccture,thcfigureevenreached702%・Thismeansthatonehalftoonclhirdoflhepeoplcin
theBurakulhefigurehavebeenguaranlecdonly primaryschooleducation
(4)Olllheolherhand,fOrhi81lerschool8radualcsill
Burakuisbetween8.4%(Osaka,thehigheslralio)
and25%(SagaPrefecturc,lhelowcsIralio)whilc
thena(ionalaverageis15.1%.
(5)Therearestillunsolvedproblemsofthe differentialsofpercentagetoe、terhigherschoolsas
wellasthemattersoflongabsencefromschooland
2.DilferencesinthequaIityofeducation
continuetobeproduced.
(1)Fig.13,(1)‐(4)showdiffercncesin【hequalityofschooleducaIionbyagcintheBurakuandoulside
lheBurakuofOsakaThcdataforcomparisonwas lakenfromUlcl980NationalCensus、Thenumberof
peoplewhodidnotgotoschoolissmallbothinIhe Burakuandforlhenationalaverageofthosein(heir
20sand30sHowcver,inthegeneralionofthose
over40UlclluInberofBurakupeoplcwhodidno[go
(oschoolismuchlargcrlhanthenationalavcragc・
SillccmallyoflhosewhodidnolgoIoschoolarc
illitcrale,thematterofliteracyisaveryserious
problelnibrmiddletoelderlyagegroup
(2)Thchighestpercentageofprimaryschool
graduatesis64.9%forthoseover60(averagcof
Osaka)and[hcpcrcentagedeclineswitha8eBu(in (heBuraku,thoseimheir50swhospenllhetimcIo
8o(oschool(hepercentageis(hehighest(74.4%) and(llcnex((67.8%)belongsto(hoseinlheir40s、
Thisisalmoslthesameastheavcrageforthoseovcr
60illOsaka・Thera(ioofpcoplcwhoollly8ol
primaryschooleducaIioninthe8eneratiollol30
yearsolddcclineslalgclyintheaverageofOsaka,but
Ihereiss(i1112.7%evenimhegenerationofIhosein
their20sin(heavera8cofOsakalncomparisonwi(h
lhislhcfigureinlhcBurakuisl9.6%.
(3)TIlenumberofjuniorhigh-schoolsinlheir50sis
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7heWo〃Shul'jngOu’7heLjghノーReporノOnBwoku
DjSc"mjno"on7Cdoy- Fw?77-J〃e/vendB/○W〃
MThatwasastron8blowasifIwerestubbedbya hammer'1
Twenty-sixyear-oldMissAexpressedIhe
incidentshehadonApril7thlas(yearShewastold byherboyfriendthathedecidednottomarryher
afterallbecausetheirmarriagewouldnotbe
celebratedbyhisparentsandrelatives
Theyhadbeendatingfbrthreeyears,andwere
goingtogetmarriedHeknewthatsheisfroma
BurakuButhisparentswerestillagainsttheir gettingmarriedForsixmonthshetriedtopersuade
themthroughhisbossandsolneunderstanding relativesandwhenhefailed,hegaveup
ThenextdayshevisitedhishouseToherhis
fatheronlyrepeatedthewords,MIwillbeverysorry
tomyancestorsifIapprovemysontomarryyouAt lastwhensheaskedhiInifitwasbecausesheisof
Burakuorigin,hisfatherjustnoddedinassent・
Afterthatshehads1eeplessnights,andlosther
appetite・i1Heisgonefromme111LeftaloneshewassUllexpectingatelephonecallfromhimfOramonth lnvam、
Thenpullingherselftogether,shetoldherfather
aboutit・Herboyfriendcameuponrequest,buthedid
nothingbutsay'1I1msorryiItoherfather・Sherealized
thatwastheendofit・ItwasthefO11owingnight
whenshetookalotofsleepingpills
ShehasknownsheisofBurakuoriginsinceshe
wasinthesixthgrade、Yetshehasneverbeen
discriminatedbyherfriends・Toher,discrimination
wasjustanoldstoryinthepast・Asamatteroffact,
herbrother,whoisInarriedtoagirloutsideof Buraku,hashadatrouble,butsheknewnothing aboutit.
Thcreisasaying,仰Donotwakeupaslecpin8childMItmeanSthatyoushouldnotmakeafussabout
il,fordiscriminaUonwindisappearintime、Butitisnotrareasinthiscase,Ulatallofasuddcnonehaslo
facethesevererealitywithoutexperiencingany
discriminationsfOrmanyyears Shewassavedherlife・TheBurakuLiberaUon
LeaguetookupthematterasadiscriminaIedcasc・ThemeetingsIOrdenunciationwereheldthreetimes
withhimandhisfather,aswellastheheadofthe
localgovernmentattending・MIdon1thaveanygrudge
anymoreIthinkyouarethediscrinnatorandatthe samctimethediscriminatcd1IntearsMissAsaidlo
him,whoremainedwithhisheaddownShetalked
o、,IIWbwereborninnocent,inpurewhite・Thesense
ofdiscriminationisplantedinourmindwhenweare
inspiredsomethinglike,fearfuliimageofBraku・
MShealsorealizedhcrselfthatshehadthoughtshc
wouldnotbelongtoBrakuanymoreonceshecould
marrytoanoutsidezSheconfessedthattheword
,Dowa,wouldgiveherastart・wIwouldliketobe
confidentofmyselfliberatedfromthesensaUonii・Atthecabinetmeetingheldonl4thofFebruary,
thebillextending1LawonSpecialGovemmental BudgetarymeasureConcemingtheProjects
DesignatedfOrthe(DOwaAreaImprovemeMwas
approvedOvertwentyyearshavepassedsincethe
projectforDowastartedonafullscale・Still,discriminationexistsdeepinthesocietyand
environmentalsituaUoninBrakuhasnotsufficiently
improvedyeLOfthisproblem,whichhasbeenlong
smolderingundemeathandcomeuptothesurface
limetotime,thepresentaspectsarereported
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cornわけWomenRec川"ednomVとy"ousPo巾◎がAsio
-kO"eonS,Chmese,F1lipmqs,eに.
Gov1tinvestigationrevealsseventy documentsconfirmingmilitaryinvolvement.
hadcontactswiththelocalpoliceaswellasmili(ary policewhentheyrecruitedcomfOrtwomeninany reglon
Accordingtothedata,comfortwomenwere
procuredoveranextendedarea,includingChina,
NorlhandSouthKorea,`Iiliwan,andlhePhilippines・KoreanandChinesewomenarereferredloin
MExaminingthespecialcomfortwomenThereis
alsoadocumentslatin8thatconfidentialtelegrams, addressedtotheArmyConHnanderofTaiwanorthe MinisteroftheArmy,requested70womentobesenl
loBomeo(Indonesia)andthatwhosuchrequests wereapprovedAnotherreportdescribes9Filipinas
whoweretakenatIhclobaninthePhilippinesand someFilipinanamesarefoundonthelistoflhose whowereexamined
TheShanghaiIncidentspurredtheinstallmentof militarybrothels:
’Militarycomfortwomen1,military-owned
prostitutes,weresetupbytheimperialArmyin lhciroccupiedareas・Itisallegedlysaidthalthe
increasingnumberofrapistsat(hetimeoflhe
ShanghaiIncidenlinl932uI1gedthemtoseIup [hiskindofinstimionAccordingtoMs・YUko
Suzuki,theauthorof”Jyu8unIanfu(Korcan
Comfbr(Women)MIwanamiBooklet,itorigina(ed infactinl894durin8IheSino-JapaneseWar,and
lhemililaryaulhoriliesbeganinvolvemenlin
l937whentheyattackedNanjingTheJapanese
govemments(andsbylhepositionthattheissue
ofcompensationhasalreadybeensettled,citing
lhebasicbilalerallreatyofl965aswellasclaims
andeconomiccooperaliveagreementsOnthe
otherhand,theSouthKoreangovernmen(is
OnAprilll,thegovernmentmadewide
revelalionsasaresultofitsinvestigationintolhe
issueofcomfortwomeninmilitarybrothels,atopic whichhasbeenhighlightedasapartofpostwar reparations鯵Sevemy’inside1documenlSwere
collectedand(heyconfirmedthattheJapanese ImperialArmyhadparticipaledinthematter・Moreover,itwasmadeclearthatthemilitaryhad procuredIhecomfortwomenextensivelyinEast AsiaandSoutheas〔Asia,includingtheKoreanPeninsula,ChinaandthePhilippines・Thenumberofdocumentswillprobablyadduptoninety,and(he
governmentiI1tendstoreportitsfindingsinMayal theearliesttothecountriesconcernedSinceithas
beenrevealedthaImilitaryauthoriliesrecruitedona widescale,thegovemmentwillhavelotakea
completelydifferen(slandonthisissue
Theinvesti8ationwasmadebythegovemment uponmerequeslofSouthKoreainDecemberlas(
year、Tounderstandhowthearmywasinvolvedin
thiSmatter,lheCabinetCouncilOfficeofForei8n AffairssearchedfOrdocumentsindicaling’comfort
house1or’comforlwoman1alsixgovernmen( agenciesandminis(riesincludingtheDefellse
Agcncyand(heNationalPoliceAgency・Asaresult,byAprillLsix[y-ninedocuments
from、meDefenseAgencyandonefromihe EducatiollMinistryhadbeenidenlifiedMostofthe
documentsfoundatlheDefenseAgencyshowed(hal themilitaryauthoI・ilieslhemselvcssupervised,
inslruc1ed,andcontrolled(hebrothelsalld(haMhcy
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requcstin8compcnsaliononlhc8round(hallhc issueofcomfortwomcnwasnotdiscussedinIhe
treatynegotialion
ThcJapanese8ovcrnmemwasnotquickin respondingtothecomfortwomenissuefromIhe
beginning・TakingtheopportunilyofPrimeMinis(erMiyazawaisvisittoSouthKoreainJanuary,Chief
CabinetSecretaryMr、Ka(oadmilledthallhcarmy
wasdirectlyinvolvedinrecruitingandmanagin8Ihc
comfbrlwomenandexpressedMheart-feltapolo8y
andregrettotheKoreanpeopleM・TothosecomfortwomenotherthanthosefromKorea,however,thc
8overnmcntonlyexpressesitsinlentsiontolookinlo
thecasesThefactsthatFilipinasandChinesewerc alsoprocuredbythcarmyhasmadeitclearthatthc
issucshouldbcreconsideredaspos(warreparalions
loAsiaasawholc,
The8overnmentisgoingtomakepublicthe rcsullsofilsstudyinMayandwillmakeanofficial
reporMoSoulhKorcaaswelLSofar,alar8cnumbcr ofdocumentshasbeendisclosedandlheyshowthat
tbecomforthousesweredirectlyownedbythearmy・Consequently,theyrevealhowthefbrmerattitudeof
1hc8ovcrnmenlwaslackinginsincerityin maintainin8thepositionthat’someprivate
cn(rcprcneursprovidedthosewomen’ChiefCabinct
SecretaryKatopromisedSouthKoreatotake
measuresinplaceofcompensationIfthe govcmmcIltshoulddclayintakingacIion,Japanmay
notbctrusleddiplomatically・Thegovernmentwillbecallcdupontorespondquicklylotheissue.
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jnMeemgondDemons"ofjons
yearsago,butlheyhavenotdcaltwithlheissue
seriously1L
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lhenewlawandappealedtoIheaudiencetosupporI
MI:ShigeruKayanoasacandidaIeforproportional
representalioninlheHouseofCouncilors、
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andunders(alldin8oflhe''NewlawforAinu''・
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composedofAinupeoplelivin8inlheTokyo MeIropolitanarea
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madeaspcechcrilicizinglheJapancscGovernmcn(,
,'SincelheMeijiEra,theaboriginalAinuracehas becnruledbyandassimila[ed〔o(hemaiori[ycullurc・
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newlawFouryearsago,wealsoappealcdIoihe stategovernmen(forenaclmcnloflhencwltIwfour
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