"These people who lived in Japan 15,000 years ago are an unlikely source for Indigenous Americans. Neither the skeletal biology nor the genetics indicate a connection. The most likely origin for ...

‘Japanese people are very prideful, and following the rules is a big thing in Japan.' So says GetYourGuide’s Japan expert - and Tokyo native - Takao Nishina. But what are the rules? Takao ...

The Ainu are the indigenous people of Japan Hokkaido the northern island of Japan was previously called Ainumosir or land of the Ainu Ainu traditions are facing a critical situation the latest ...

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. About 30 people gathered outside ...

Source: Getty Images The Japanese government only this year took steps to officially recognise Ainu people as an indigenous population and grant them special rights to practice their culture ...

Torii gates at the entrance to Akan-Mashu National Park on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan. The area has long been home to a concentrated population of Indigenous people ...

McKendree University senior and Chambersburg native Zane Phillips was chosen to participate in a year-long paid fellowship ...