Japan’s indigenous Ainu population, language and culture are emerging once more
After centuries of forced assimilation, Japan’s indigenous Ainu population, language and culture are emerging once more ...
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The Ainu Are the Forgotten Indigenous People of Japan
While travelling is on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak, BBC Travel will continue to inform and inspire our readers who ...
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Penn Museum, Libraries launch Ainu-themed exhibit and documentary screening
The Penn Museum, in collaboration with the Penn Libraries, recently launched various Ainu-themed programming, including a ...
Gods, myths & wonders of Japan’s National Parks
Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four ...
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Ainu woman fights Sugita’s discriminatory remarks
She posted on her blog photos of Tahara and other Ainu people, saying they are “a disgrace to Japan” and “the enemy is right in front of us! A large group of leftists.” Tahara read Sugita ...
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Origins of the Ainu
The site is contemporaneous with the medieval Japanese to the south, who had been forging a nation-state for several centuries. The immediate predecessors of the Ainu, who are the native people of ...
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EDITORIAL: Visit the new Ainu museum for insight into their culture, history
The Ainu were deprived of their own customs, language and lands for hunting and fishing under Japan’s policy of forced assimilation for the development of Hokkaido. A survey of some 13,000 Ainu ...
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Ainu work to build a sense of community in urban Japan
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 ...
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Celebrating Ainu culture
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 ...
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This Japanese region is home to a unique fusion cuisine—here's what to know
A piece of home, but in Japan. And, of course, there’s the important influence of the Indigenous Ainu people, who migrated centuries ago from northern Russia. That’s why I wanted to spotlight ...
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How indigenous Ainu people of Northern Japan are revitalising their language with Māori help
The indigenous people of Northern Japan are using a Māori technique to revitalise their language, which is at risk of dying out. The Ainu language is listed as 'critically endangered', but ...
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‘Times have changed’: Pop culture powers revival of Japan’s indigenous Ainu culture
After centuries of forced assimilation, Japan’s indigenous Ainu population, language and culture are emerging once more thanks to anime, the country’s thriving sub-cultures and YouTube.