Maraini came to Japan with her parents in 1938. Her father, Fosco, was a researcher of Ainu culture at then-Hokkaido ... oranges in front of starving children and beat internees with sticks ...

In the world, according to estimates, they are spoken beyond that 7,000 languagesbut many of them are at risk of ...

Based on a series of Japanese children’s novels by Tôru Tsunemitsu ... with veteran Saichi Sugimoto and his newfound friend and Ainu native Asirpa teaming up in a race against time to find ...

In this episode of Explore Japan, join us as we discover the vibrant culture and traditions of Japan's Indigenous Ainu people ...

The documentary screening at Tokyo Film Festival takes a deeply human look at the lives of the indigenous Ainu people of Japan's Hokkaido.

Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)--The number of elementary, junior high and high school children who refused to go to school in Japan hit a record high of 415,252 in fiscal 2023, which ended last March ...

The number of children determined not to be attending elementary or junior high schools across Japan has risen to a record high. A survey conducted by the education ministry uncovered 346,482 ...

Acclaimed Japanese director Lisa Takeba (“The Pinkie,” “Signal 100”) is developing “Children of the River,” a Japan-Italy co-production that explores themes of identity and loss ...

Acclaimed Japanese director Lisa Takeba is developing 'Children of the River,' a Japan-Italy co-production that explores themes of identity and loss.

TOKYO -- A record 346,482 children in Japan were absent from school for 30 days or more at national, public and private elementary and junior high schools in the 2023 academic year, according to a ...