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The Ainu of Hokkaido - and bears!
Discover the fascinating culture of the Ainu people of Hokkaido and their deep connection with bears. Learn about their traditions, history, and spiritual relationship with nature in this immersive ...
Immerse yourself in the rich heritage of the Ainu people with this captivating folktale told in the Ainu language. Discover the beauty of Ainu storytelling and culture, preserving traditions for ...
The immediate predecessors of the Ainu, who are the native people of northeastern Japan, occupied the site. Many archeologists consider the Ainu to be the last living descendants of the Jomon ...
The Ainu Measures Promotion Act, which came into force last year, is the first legal recognition of the Ainu as an indigenous people from the northern part of the Japanese archipelago, mainly ...
Watch the presentation "A New Mobile Life for Endangered Languages" here: Ainu is a language isolate, meaning it isn’t related to any other known language. Historically, it’s the language of ...
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday approved a multi-layered deal, involving global investment firm TPG's growth funds, South India-based healthcare services provider AINU and other ...
The Ainu, an indigenous people predominantly living in northern Japan, have a distinct language and rich cultural traditions. Although Hokkaido has the largest Ainu population, thousands also live ...
The Competition Commission of India approved a complex investment deal involving TPG's growth funds, Asia Healthcare Holdings, and the Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology, alongside various ...
While on the island, he creates a transcript of the language of its indigenous inhabitants, the Ainu people. Piłsudski is much better known there, as in Poland he is greatly overshadowed by his ...
A film inspired by the story of a young Ainu woman who translated into Japanese an epic poem passed down orally among the indigenous people of Hokkaido will soon have a wide domestic release. The ...
SAPPORO--A lawsuit filed by a group of indigenous Ainu over fishing rights is effectively a test case aimed at confirming rights to land and natural resources that the ethnic minority had ...
Yet the relationship between the Jomon and the Ainu is anything but straightforward. Sometime around A.D. 600 to 700 in Hokkaido, rectangular pit-houses suddenly appear, and a new type of ...