The Japanese Communist Party has recently made headlines after a Diet Member proposed a new law that would abolish the system of Koseki, the system which records the lineage of each citizen of the State of Japan hailing back from 6th Century. Due to the nature of the information stored in the Koseki, it serves as Japan's collection of birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, and a Census.

The Diet Member has proposed it's abolishment, as he argues that it allows discrimination toward children born out of wedlock, single mothers, and those who's ancestry trace back to the Eta of the Edo period. The motion was crushed, due to the majority held by the LDP, however the Buraku Liberation League congratulates the JCP for their progressive movement toward destroying the discrimination the Burakumin face to this day. It remains to be seen if the public will begin to pay more attention to the Burakumin and their strife, or remain in blissful ignorance.