At least domestically, it is more of an open secret than an actual secret. (By the way, the politically correct way to refer to the Buraku is "Douwa") This ope

At least domestically, it is more of an open secret than an actual secret. (By the way, the politically correct way to refer to the Buraku is "Douwa") This open secret history of persecution has been utilized by these communities to attain some more political and economic power. People who do not have a Douwa ancestry will sometimes move into these communities to be associated with the region and put themselves under the implied protection of the Douwa (since companies / government must tread very lightly around them). Interestingly, I recently learned that the school curriculum is starting to remove sections about the Douwa history. Once the "open secret" is less known, the caste will be able to wield less political power, and this change is obviously intentional.