The Air Self-Defense Force is facing pressure to jettison its new aircraft logo amid criticisms from Ainu people indigenous to Hokkaido that it appropriates their culture. One Ainu group is ...

SHIRAOI, Hokkaido—The skulls of three Ainu individuals were returned from Britain to Hokkaido, the third repatriation of the indigenous people’s remains from overseas. So far, eight sets of Ainu ...

Traditional Ainu clothing. Ainu clothing is made from natural materials like woven fibers from trees. The garments are often ...

The Ainu, a minority ethnic group from the northernmost island of Japan, was investigated for DNA polymorphisms both from maternal (mitochondrial DNA) and paternal (Y chromosome) lineages extensively.

Hundreds of miles away from bustling Tokyo, an ancient ceremony is being held for Ainu ancestors. As Japan gears up for the 2020 Olympics, it's trying to shine a light on this indigenous - and ...

“The Ainu people are an indigenous people who have lived in the northern part of the Japanese Archipelago, especially in Hokkaidō.” This clause is included in Article One of the New Ainu Policy, ...

I am an Ainu. However, sometimes when I tell people I was born not in Hokkaidō, but in Tokyo, and was raised in Saitama Prefecture, it brings the conversation to a halt, as if they are thinking, “Oh, ...

Sapporo – As Hokkaido prepares for the beginning of the autumn salmon runs, a lawsuit by an Ainu Indigenous group over traditional fishing rights and the impacts of climate change on stocks are ...

LONDON, Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ainu Stories: Contemporary Lives by the Saru River appeared at Japan House London in 2023/24 and welcomed over 160,000 visitors. Following a visit from National ...

Ainu Moshir (Land of the Ainu) The origins of the Ainu and their language remain unclear, though many theories exist. They were early residents of northern Japan, in what is now the Hokkaido ...