The Ainu people are the indigenous people of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan's northernmost main island. They developed their own distinct language, history and culture, which were quite different from ...

The Ainu are the indigenous people of Japan Hokkaido the northern island of Japan was previously called Ainumosir or land of the Ainu Ainu traditions are facing a critical situation the latest ...

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 ...

SAPPORO--Protesters denounced as hate speech an event here that claims the Ainu people are not indigenous to Japan, which flies in the face of the law of the land. About 30 people gathered outside ...

Historically, it’s the language of the Ainu people, an Indigenous community on the island of Hokkaido in Japan. In 1972, only 14 people could speak Ainu well enough to teach it. Today ...

Chiri died aged just 19, but not before leaving an indelible contribution to the understanding and appreciation of her people's beliefs. Because the Ainu had no written language, she used the ...

Japan's government introduced a bill Friday to recognise the country's ethnic Ainu minority as an "indigenous" people for the first time, after decades of discrimination against the group.

The Ainu's story is poignantly reminiscent of that of aboriginal folk elsewhere: lost land, language, culture and rights.

“We sincerely apologize for airing an inappropriate and discriminatory expression that deeply hurt the Ainu people,” Kosugi said at the beginning of the meeting. “We’re ashamed to say ...

Conceived in 1931, Japan’s land-scarce topography made it necessary ... Akan is home to the Ainu people, an indigenous community that has a deeply-rooted reverence for nature.

She is passionately proud of her Ainu ancestry and culture, teaching the long dormant language to a new wave of people curious about the Ainu. She tells SBS Japanese that Ainu culture beginning to ...