Japan to stipulate Ainu as "indigenous people" in new law: sources

Japan to stipulate Ainu as "indigenous people" in new law: sources

File photo taken in August 2015 in the town of Shiranuka on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido shows members of the Ainu indigenous people offering prayers to their ancestors. The Japanese government is likely to stipulate for the first time in law that the Ainu are an "indigenous people" of the nation, sources familiar with the matter said Aug. 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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