I A Renewed Step towards Buraku Liberation 1945-1954

• Defeat and Buraku (September 1945
  
• Rebuilding the Buraku Liberation Movement (February 1946)
  
• Enforcement of the Japanese Constitution (May 1947)
  
• Jiichiro Matsumoto to be Elected as a Member of the House of Councilors (April 1947)
  
• Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 1948)
  
• Denunciation against "All Romance" Magazine (October 1951)
  
• Denunciation Struggle against Mr Nishikawa, a member of the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly (February 1952)
  
• Denunciation against Yoshiwa Junior High School (June 1952)
  
• Formation of the National Council of Dowa Education Research (May 1953)
  

II Various Steps towards Buraku Liberation 1955-1964

• Name Changed to the Buraku Liberation League (August 1955)
  
• The First National Women's Assembly for Buraku Liberation (March 1956)
  
• The Asahi Shimbun Publishes "Appeals of Three Million Buraku People" Series (December 1956)
  
• The First National Youth Assembly for Buraku Liberation (July 1957)
  
• National Congress Urges the Creation of State Policies for Buraku Liberation (January 1958)
  
• Documentary Film "All Humans are Brothers" (March 1960)
  
• The Bridge for Friendship between Japan and China
  
• Incident at the Mitsui Coal Mining Miike Labor Union (April 1960)
  
• Involvement in the Ampo Struggle (June 1960)
  
• Nationwide March Demanding the Establishment of State Policies for the Liberation of Buraku (1961)
  
• Struggle for the Free Provision of School Textbooks
  
• Sayama Discrimination Case (May 1963)
  
• Shinodayama Self-Defense Forces Discrimination Incident (January 1964)
  
• Creation of Literacy Classes
  
• ColumnJ What is the Buraku Problem?

III Gearing up towards the Liberation of Buraku 1965-1974

• Report of the Dowa Measures Council (August 1965)
  
• Jinshin" Family Registration Records Struggle (January 1968)
  
• Foundation of the Buraku Liberation Research Institute (August 1968)
  
• Yata Education Discrimination Incident (March 1969)
  
• Shinshu Otani Sect Namba-betsuin Incident (July 1969)
  
• Enactment of the Law on Special Measures for Dowa Projects (July 1969)
  
• Denunciation against a Discriminatory Investigation by a Commercial Inquiry Agency (November 1969)
  
• The 1st National Assembly of Buraku Scholarship Students (November 1969)
  
• Development of Learning Materials for Dowa Education
  
• Sukumo Marriage Discriminatory Incident (May 1972)
  
• Development of National Standard for Job Application Forms (March 1973)
  
• Tokyo High Court Decision on the Sayama Case (October 1974)
  
• Creation of the Buraku Liberation Literary Prize (1974)

IV Broader Alliance for Buraku Liberation 1975-1984

• Incident of the Buraku List (November 1975)
  
• Formation of the Central Joint Struggle Conference for Buraku Liberation (December 1975)
  
• Local Industrial Federations on the Dowa Problem
  
• The First "Festival for Struggle" (November 1978)
  
• Ratification of the International Covenants on Human Rights (June 1979)
  
• Discriminatory Remarks at the Third World Conference on Religion and Peace (August 1979)
  
• International Symposium on Human Rights (December 1980)
  
• Inauguration of the Matsumoto Jiichiro Memorial Hall (April 1982)
  
• ColumnK What is the Buraku Liberation Movement?

V Start of a New Stage towards Liberation of Buraku 1985-1994

• Enactment of Ordinance Regulating Personal Background Investigation in Buraku Origin by Osaka Prefecture (March 1985)
  
• Launching of the Movement for the Enactment of a Fundamental Law for Buraku Liberation (May 1985)
  
• Inauguration of Liberty Osaka (December 1985)
  
• Proposal for the Third Stage of the Buraku Liberation Movement (October 1987)
  
• Foundation of the International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) (January 1988)
  
• Discriminatory Information via Packet Communication System (May 1989)
  
• Welcome Rally for Nelson Mandela, the Deputy President of the African National Congress (October 1990)
  
• President Uesugi Accredited as Honorable Citizen of Ogori City, Fukuoka Prefecture (November 1992)
  
• IMADR Acquires UN Human Rights NGO Status (March 1993)
  
• Ordinance on the Elimination of Buraku Discrimination and the Promotion of Human Rights Enacted by Anan City, Tokushima Prefecture (June 1993)
  
• Discriminatory Placards by a resident in Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture
  
• Participation in the 70th Anniversary of the Hyongpyongsa (April 1993)
  
• Survey to Grasp the Actual Conditions of Dowa Areas Conducted by the Government (November 1993)
  
• Establishment of the Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center (December 1994)
  
• Release of Kazuo Ishikawa on Parole (December 1994)

VI Liberating Buraku and Establishing Human Rights 1995 ?

• Launch of the UN Decade for Human Rights Education (January 1995)
  
• The Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake and Affected Buraku (January 17 1995)
  
• Accession to the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (December 1995)
  
• Proposals of the Consultative Council on Regional Improvement Measures (May 1996)
  
• Enactment of the Tottori Ordinance for the Development of Society with Full Respect for Human Rights (June 1996)
  
• Inauguration of the Suiheisha Museum (May 1998)
  
• Discovery of Discriminatory Personal Background Investigations (June 1998)
  
• Adoption of the "Resolution on Discrimination Based on Work and Descent" (August 2000)
  
• Creation of the New Media Human Rights Institute (September 2000)
  
• The Law on the Promotion of Human Rights Education and Awareness-Raising (December 2000)
  
• The World Conference against Racism (August-September 2001)
  
• With the Expiration of the Law on Special Measures, Community Development for Respect for Human Rights is Urged
  
• Committee Renamed to the Central Standing Committee for Demanding Buraku Liberation and the Establishment of Human Rights Policies (July 2002)
  
• Demanding Effective Legislation for the Prohibition of Discrimination and the Provision of Remedies to Victims (September 2004)
  
• "Survey of a Leprosy Village: Annex to Special Buraku Survey" (March 2004)
  
• Recovery of the Diet Seat for Buraku Liberation after 10 Years (July 2004)
  
• Message for Buraku Liberation