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.

Japan's indigenous population primarily lives in the northern Japanese archipelago, particularly Hokkaido. And while Japan's ...

The remains, which have been held at the University of Edinburgh’s Anatomical Museum for more than 100 years, were returned to the Ainu Association of Hokkaido during a formal ceremony in the city.

The notorious protection law was not abolished until 1997. In June 2008, Japan officially recognized the Ainu as Hokkaido's indigenous people for the first time, following the international ...

A hunting and gathering people thought to be descendants of early inhabitants of Japan who were later displaced mainly to the northern island of Hokkaido, the Ainu have a culture and language ...

Japan took control of Hokkaido by force in the 19th Century and made it a colony. After opening it to Japanese settlers, it forced the Ainu, which it labeled "former aborigines," to assimilate.

Commercial Traditional music of the Ainu people living on the island of Hokkaido. Includes songs and incantations associated with tribal rites, as well as epic ballads. Descriptive notes in English ...

The Japanese government legally recognized the Ainu as an Indigenous People in 2019. While the legislation is a step forward, it does not provide the Ainu with concrete rights applicable to Indigenous ...