Japan's Minorities

Explores the six principal minority groups in Japan: the Ainu, Burakumin, Chinese, Koreans, the Nikkeijin, and the Okinawans. Examining the ways in which the Japanese have manipulated historical events, such as Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this book shows the presence of an underlying concept of 'Japaneseness' that excludes members of these minorities.