The caste system was abolished in 1871 along with the feudal system. Yet barriers to their integration remained. Marginalised Burakumin communities were widespread across Japan. Having the wrong ...

The Japanese feudal system was built around samurai and daimyos, roughly similar to European knights and manor lords, who occupied a caste below the emperor and shogun. Defensive fortifications ...

Japan in the 19th century is still a feudal society. Sweet-natured Sachi ... conformist, tweedy, caste-bound lives. The victim is a liar and a fantasist, a young teenager who claims to have ...