Fascinating article on the concept of kegare 穢れ - impurity, contamination, etc. - which is central in the discrimination against women, foreigners, and so-called buraku people. I learned about this first from my friends in the buraku liberation movement, including workers at the Tokyo slaughterhouse.

https://www.mariannazanetta.com/2016/10/14/japanese-culture-facts-kegare-between-power-and-discrimination/
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