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Anti-government protest in Tokyo

Community Barakumin revolutionary group demo against the government June 12, 2016 Tokyo, Japan. Protesters calling for greater respect for their social position. The Burakumin (villagers) have a Japanese social group historically segregated from the rest of civil society. The origins of the burakumin discrimination are to be found in the stigma attributed to traditionally considered impure works, such as tanning leather, or the slaughter of animals. This stigma is rooted in both the traditional religion of Shinto, which states are impure activities that have to do with blood and death, in Buddhism, in which the killing of the animals is considered morally reprehensible. Sign translates 'destruction of the Abe government'. (Photo by Alessandro Di Ciommo/NurPhoto)

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