Ainu elder leaves records for next generation

Ainu elder leaves records for next generation

SAPPORO, Japan - Mieko Chikappu, 56, talks about Ainu culture before a vast amount of records left behind by her uncle, late Tasuke Yamamoto, in Sapporo's Chuo Ward.

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