Japan's indigenous people, the Ainu, were the earliest settlers of Hokkaido, Japan's northern island. But most travelers will not have heard of them. Our coverage during coronavirus While ...

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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.

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 ranks of the Ainu have shrunk so low that in the last official survey, taken in 2017, only 13,118 people identified as Ainu in Hokkaido, which has a total population of about 5.2 million.

Japan's Ainu people have their own history, languages and culture. But, as the victims of colonialism, assimilation and discrimination, much of that identity has been lost. This is the story of ...

A survey conducted by the Japan government, the findings of which were announced in April 2019, revealed “1,574 sets of Ainu remains and 346 boxes of unidentifiable Ainu remains disinterred in ...

Fukunaga plans to use the footage for a follow-up to his documentary Ainu Puri, which translates as “Ainu ways” in English, that is screening at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival.

On Japan’s second-largest island, the traditions of the Indigenous Ainu people are kept alive through craftsmanship, says renowned wood sculptor Toru Kaizawa.

Exploring the presence of her traditional Ainu culture in contemporary life is central to the work of Mayunkiki (born 1982), an artist, language teacher, musician and cultural worker from ...

The Penn Museum, in collaboration with the Penn Libraries, hosted various Ainu-themed programming. Credit: Chenyao Liu The Penn Museum, in collaboration with the Penn Libraries, recently launched ...

Ainu Puri doesn’t shy away from these realities, but it brims with humanity and humor, largely courtesy of the engaging presence of Shigeki Amanai, his family and local community.