Ainu party gives up fielding candidates

Ainu party gives up fielding candidates

SAPPORO, Japan - Shiro Kayano, leader of the Ainu Party of Japan, is pictured in Biratori, Hokkaido in northern Japan, on June 28, 2013. His party, launched in January 2012 to better represent Japan's indigenous Ainu people, has given up its plan to field 10 candidates in the July 21 House of Councillors election after failing to collect sufficient campaign funds.

Indigenous peoples' summit starts in Hokkaido

Indigenous peoples' summit starts in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Indigenous people from 11 nations such as the United States and New Zealand begin the four-day Indigenous Peoples Summit in Biratori, Hokkaido, on July 1. The outcomes of their discussion will be submitted to the leaders of the Group of Eight major countries when the world leaders meet at the Lake Toya resort on July 7-9.

Indigenous peoples' summit starts in Hokkaido

Indigenous peoples' summit starts in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Indigenous people from 11 nations such as the United States and New Zealand begin the four-day Indigenous Peoples Summit in Biratori, Hokkaido, on July 1. The outcomes of their discussion will be submitted to the leaders of the Group of Eight major countries when the world leaders meet at the Lake Toya resort on July 7-9.

Indigenous peoples' summit starts in Hokkaido

Indigenous peoples' summit starts in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Indigenous people from 11 nations such as the United States and New Zealand begin the four-day Indigenous Peoples Summit in Biratori, Hokkaido, on July 1. The outcomes of their discussion will be submitted to the leaders of the Group of Eight major countries when the world leaders meet at the Lake Toya resort on July 7-9.