Japanese politician Sugita Mio is no stranger to controversy. Now, a Sapporo legal bureau says she’s slandered the Ainu people – but she says otherwise.
In an indigenous victory, Ainu ancestral remains, long held in museums in distant Australia, have at last been returned to local Hokkaido communities.
Rhetoric on the southern Kuriles, long disputed between Japan and Russia, is again on the rise. We help you get up to speed.
This virtual space allows a visitor to freely explore the museum, strolling from striking paintings to gorgeous prints.
Only 19 when she passed away, indigenous Ainu translator Chiri Yukie left behind an invaluable legacy for her people and the world.
News Show “Sukkiri” caught flak on social media after airing a discriminatory joke towards the Ainu people.
How the Japanese government attempted to erase and assimilate a small indigenous people – in one case, even using them as spies.
A film currently streaming on Netflix provides a sensitive and nuanced introduction to the modern lives of the Ainu people.
A long fight by Japan’s indigenous Ainu results in a hard-won victory – but much more remains to be done.
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