After centuries of forced assimilation, Japan’s indigenous Ainu population ... This interview was first published in 2019. Listen to SBS Japanese Audio on Tue, Thu and Fri from 1pm on SBS ...

Gomeroi artist Nathan Dawson has spent over a decade living in Japan, where his unique art reflects both his Indigenous heritage ... Listen to SBS Japanese Audio on Tue, Thu and Fri from 1pm ...

The Omoro Sōshi, a collection of some 1,500 songs written in the 16th and 17th centuries, is the oldest extant text in ...

The Ainu policy promotion law enacted in 2019 defines the Ainu people as “indigenous people of the northern part of the Japanese archipelago, in particular Hokkaido.” It prohibits ...

These ancient people are genetically similar to the indigenous Japanese, Taiwanese, and Native Americans. A related article with conclusions of an international scientific group that included ...

As one extant page notes, the military turned to members of the Navajo (Diné) because their unwritten language is one of ...

One scholar said since indigenous imagery is not protected under ... who have long been exploited and discriminated against by Japanese colonizers. “There are some among the Ainu people who ...

“The Government of Japan has requested to buy equipment and services in support of its indigenous Hyper Velocity ... which could see Japanese Southwestern islands be targeted due to their ...