hiː ɪz wˈɛl nˈoʊn æz ðə fˈɜːst, ænd sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ ðɪ ˈoʊnli, pˈoʊstwˈɔːɹ dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɹˈaɪɾɚ tʊ aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪ hɪmsˈɛlf pˈʌblɪkli æz ɐ bjˈʊɹɹɐkjˌuːmɪn, ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv wˈʌn ʌv dʒəpˈænz lˈɔŋsˈʌfɚɹɪŋ aʊtkˈæst ɡɹˈuːps.
He is well known as the first, and so far the only, post-war Japanese writer to identify himself publicly as a Burakumin, a member of one of Japan's long-suffering outcaste groups.