The story of Ainu, Japan’s indigenous language, is not just a tale of words and grammar—it’s a testament to resilience, identity, and the sheer power of cultural memory. Imagine a world ...

Monbetsu belongs to the Ainu Indigenous group that traditionally lived in what is now northern Japan, as well as in territory now part of Russia. Growing up, the stigma of his ethnic origins was ...

Mr. Sashima is leading a group that is suing the central and prefectural governments to reclaim salmon fishing rights, four years after Japan’s Parliament passed a law recognizing the Ainu as ...

(ABC News: Yumi Asada) "Our parents' generation didn't pass down the Ainu culture at all," Masaki said. It was only four years ago that Japan passed laws to officially recognise them as Indigenous ...

The Ainu lived in self-governing villages across northern Japan for centuries, maintaining a separate language and distinctive culture from the rest of the population. On their return to Japan the ...

As well as being an area of wild natural beauty and a hot springs haven, Lake Akan is home to one of the very few Ainu kotan (villages) in Japan. The Ainu people are the earliest inhabitants of ...

The documentary screening at Tokyo Film Festival takes a deeply human look at the lives of the indigenous Ainu people of Japan's Hokkaido. By Gavin J Blair As Shogun was bathing in the glory of ...

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 ...

The remains of three Ainu indigenous people, which had been kept at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, were returned to Japan's Ainu Association of Hokkaido on Wednesday. The move was the ...

In recent years, though, Japan has stepped up efforts to engage with African countries as it seeks to contain China’s influence. That is especially the case now that Beijing has put the brakes ...