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

A traditional Ainu dance is performed on an outdoor stage to mark the opening of the National Ainu Museum and Park (Upopoy) in Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on July 12. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) ...

Upopoy occupies an about 10-hectare site. Visitors can experience Ainu song and dance performances. Yamamichi Yomaru is an Ainu who works at Upopoy. The 31-year-old was raised in the town of ...

The immediate predecessors of the Ainu, who are the native people of northeastern Japan, occupied the site. Many archeologists consider the Ainu to be the last living descendants of the Jomon ...

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 ...

Watch the presentation "A New Mobile Life for Endangered Languages" here: Ainu is a language isolate, meaning it isn’t related to any other known language. Historically, it’s the language of ...

The Ainu are the indigenous people of northern Japan. They were once subjected to cultural assimilation policies, and many of their traditions were lost. But now, young Ainu are spearheading a ...

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

While on the island, he creates a transcript of the language of its indigenous inhabitants, the Ainu people. Piłsudski is much better known there, as in Poland he is greatly overshadowed by his ...

Prior to 1869, Hokkaido was ruled by the native Ainu people, who also resided among the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin Island. During this time, the region was known by the native Ainu as Ezo ...

Just Dance is back once again with another game this year in the form of Just Dance 2025 Edition. This version of the game will come with some new upgrades to the game’s live-service model as ...