Japanese History Controversy map in Google Earth

Japanese History Controversy map in Google Earth

TOKYO - When Google Earth maps add historical collections online in Japan years ago, the company's search engine in the virtual world does not think this will have problems.

Section, Google now have to face the law because the action is considered discrimination. In fact, the map specifies the location of the former community in the bottom of the caste feudal era Japan, so the information cited by 3news.com, on Monday (4/5/2009).

At the time when the Japanese government led by SHOGUN, adopted the caste system is very strict with community groups in certain levels.

Be inhabited by the lowest caste group called "burakumin", these groups were forced to occupy the area of isolation because they do work-related deaths such as murder and skin animals and dig graves.

However, the growth of the caste system and modern life by terhapuskan Japan. Currently, in the total number of 127 million inhabitants of Japan, three million of them are descendants of burakumin.

When Google maps to post this explanation does not have the history of the area shown, this is actually common and allowed by Japan, but the fact it raises the ire burakumin.

In response to this issue, spokesperson for Google, Yoshito Funabashi provide responses through the official statement, "We are very concerned about human rights and there is no intent to melanggarnya," said Yoshito.

Yoshito also assert that Google does not have a specific purpose, but simply provide information for Google Maps users.