Buraku Liberation League
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The Buraku Liberation League is one of Japan's largest human rights advocacy groups, dedicated to the liberation of the Burakumin, an outcast group historically subject to discrimination. The BLL's or
Headquarters of the Buraku Liberation League in Tokyo, 2019
Japan Socialist Party
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The Japan Socialist Party was a major socialist, progressive, and left-wing political party in Japan. Established in 1945, the party was the primary representative of the Japanese left and main oppone
Buraku Liberation League
…Its long-time leader was the politician and businessman Matsumoto Jiichirō, who funded much of the movement's activities. Closely aligned with the Japan Socialist Party and influenced by Marxist ideology in its early post-war years, the BLL initially framed the Buraku issue as a remnant of feudalism. It employed…
Suehiro Nishio
Tetsu Katayama
Mosaburō Suzuki
Jōtarō Kawakami