Researchers identified the differences between the Ainu people -- direct descendants of indigenous Jomon -- with Chinese from Beijing -- same ancestry as Yayoi. The results from a genome-wide ...

'Ainu Mosir' Trailer: Takeshi Fukunaga's Coming-Of-Age Drama Spotlights Struggle Of Cultural Preservation In Modern Society ...

The Ainu have long suffered oppression and exploitation, and the modern Japanese government in the late 19th century banned them from practising their customs and using their language.

To preserve and promote Ainu culture, the National Ainu Museum and Park, also known as Upopoy, opened in Shiraoi, Hokkaido, in July 2020.

It marks the third time that Ainu remains that were taken abroad for research have been returned to Japan, following similar arrivals from Germany and Australia.

The result was a redistribution of the populations of traditional Ainu communities and some major changes in social structure. Thus the present social organization of the Ainu is the outcome of the ...

Origins of the Ainu by Gary Crawford The ringing telephone broke the evening silence. It was the fall of 1983, and my research partner, Professor Masakazu Yoshizaki, was calling from Japan. "Gary ...

This quietly observed drama follows a teenager living in a community of Ainu people in Hokkaido, Japan struggling to preserve their culture.

In Room 5, take a look at the Ainu ceremony of Iyomante, or bear worship. You'll get a taste of modern Ainu arts and crafts in Room 7, where you can look at a sculpture of a diving sea otter.

The remains, which had been kept at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, have been returned to the Ainu Association of Hokkaido and will arrive back in Japan on Saturday.

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 Ainu believe that the world rests on the back of a giant trout, that otters caused human beings to be flawed, and that seeing an owl fly across the face of the moon at night is cause for great ...