U.S. envoy to Japan visits ethnic Ainu museum in Hokkaido

U.S. envoy to Japan visits ethnic Ainu museum in Hokkaido

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) watches an ethnic Ainu woman weave a straw mat during her visit to the Ainu Museum Poroto Kotan in Shiraoi in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Feb. 3, 2015. It is Kennedy's first visit to Hokkaido as ambassador. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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