TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido is well known for its world-class powder snow, delicious food and unspoiled nature. Few people outside the country, however, are ...

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 ...

The northernmost island of the country captivates with its imposing nature, a unique culinary culture, and delightful hot ...

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 its ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - On a wooded lake shore in northern Japan, the government is building a modernist shrine that has divided the indigenous Ainu community whose vanishing culture it was designed to ...

The ainu of japan have long been almost invisible in a society that likes to consider itself racially homogenous. Often they hide themselves. Yuki Hasegawa, for instance, grew up thinking she was ...

My name is Quinlan - I am a guide in north Japan, certified international sake sommelier, and WMA certified Wilderness First Responder. Most of the channel content focuses on exploring the stunning ...