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Reality of Buraku Discrimination in Japan

History, Situation, Challenge


Recycling Copper Wires


In the old days in this Buraku community, people made a living by collecting waste materials or by working in Construction. Collecting copper wire generated are relatively high income. The plastic outer coating was stripped off and the inner copper wire recycled. Today, this process is done by machine.

Recycling Copper Wires

photo by Kiyoshi Makita

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