Ainu, indigenous people of Japan

Ainu, indigenous people of Japan

Kazunobu Kawanano, 81, catches a salmon with traditional Ainu fishing gear during a ceremony to receive new salmon in the town of Biratori on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Oct. 17, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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