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Page 1: LowonSpec〃jceovemmenfoノBudge'ory … · 繊BURAKUUBERATlONNEWS ove1.40%illOMkabu【iI1lhcl1I川IkuIl】cfi8111・c doesn`lcxcecd40%unlilIhc8ellcl・flliol1ofIlloscin

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BURAKULIBERATIONRESEARCHINSTITUTE

16-12,Kuboyoshi,Naniwa-ku,OsakaCity,SS6Japan

TEL(06)568-1300FA×(06)568-0714

MQyl992

"LowonSpec〃jceovemmenfoノBudge'ory

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

JyMパワルo/o"gedLdwo〃Area

ノ"'/)'UVC"'e"(Meds"res/brB"raA〃(/)/

Diswj川/"〃o〃a8ajmlB"rzJk",7bday午

(2)/ノW7γia8eD/Sc'・伽/'2αノノo〃(5)/

LjmacyWM[29(5)/CO"!/MWbl"cw(7)

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鹸BURAKULlBERAT1ONNEWS

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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Fig.13FomationofschooIeducationbyage(Osaka)

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from501o59yearsold

from40Io49ycarsold

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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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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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treatynegotialion

ThcJapanese8ovcrnmemwasnotquickin respondingtothecomfortwomenissuefromIhe

beginning・TakingtheopportunilyofPrimeMinis(erMiyazawaisvisittoSouthKoreainJanuary,Chief

CabinetSecretaryMr、Ka(oadmilledthallhcarmy

wasdirectlyinvolvedinrecruitingandmanagin8Ihc

comfbrlwomenandexpressedMheart-feltapolo8y

andregrettotheKoreanpeopleM・TothosecomfortwomenotherthanthosefromKorea,however,thc

8overnmcntonlyexpressesitsinlentsiontolookinlo

thecasesThefactsthatFilipinasandChinesewerc alsoprocuredbythcarmyhasmadeitclearthatthc

issucshouldbcreconsideredaspos(warreparalions

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reporMoSoulhKorcaaswelLSofar,alar8cnumbcr ofdocumentshasbeendisclosedandlheyshowthat

tbecomforthousesweredirectlyownedbythearmy・Consequently,theyrevealhowthefbrmerattitudeof

1hc8ovcrnmenlwaslackinginsincerityin maintainin8thepositionthat’someprivate

cn(rcprcneursprovidedthosewomen’ChiefCabinct

SecretaryKatopromisedSouthKoreatotake

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notbctrusleddiplomatically・Thegovernmentwillbecallcdupontorespondquicklylotheissue.

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seriously1L

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DcmocraUcParty1sSpecialCommi(teeforAinuRace lssues,expTessedafirmresolutionfOrenactmenlof

lhenewlawandappealedtoIheaudiencetosupporI

MI:ShigeruKayanoasacandidaIeforproportional

representalioninlheHouseofCouncilors、

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