Twenty-nine percent of Japan's indigenous Ainu people have experienced discrimination, a survey last year by the Hokkaido ...

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Japan is spending millions of dollars to support the indigenous Ainu people and their culture, after decades of suppression. But fears of discrimination remain, and the Ainu language is on the brink ...

The two nations are trying to give a new lease of life to languages on the brink of extinction, but it remains to be seen if these efforts will bear fruit.

The carrier sailed between Japan's southern Yonaguni and Iriomote islands, NHK reported, entering an area that extends up to ...

Beyond the bustling streets of Japan's inner-city metropolis' lies a variety of dramatic, ever-changing landscapes. From ...

Featuring food replica models from each of Japan's prefectures, the Looks Delicious exhibition will run at London's Japan ...

"Japan also has a history of suppression of the Ryukyuan people in Okinawa and the Ainu people in northern Japan," he said.

It is now facing its greatest trial since the end of World War II. The existing order is being seriously challenged. Japan finds itself in the most severe and complex security environment of the ...

Niseko, famous for its breathtaking mountain scenery and heavy snowfall from peaks like Niseko Annupuri and Mt. Yotei, is ...

Japan's consumer inflation rate likely picked up for the fourth straight month in August, a Reuters poll of 20 economists ...

The security partnership of Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S. announced Wednesday it is seeking collaboration with ...