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Indigenous Ainu launch party

SAPPORO, Japan - Shiro Kayano (L), leader of the Ainu Party of Japan, speaks during a meeting in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, on Jan. 21, 2012, as members of the Ainu indigenous group, who primarily reside in Hokkaido, launch the party, aiming to field 10 candidates in the House of Councillors election in 2013. To the right is vice leader Shizue Ukaji.

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Indigenous Ainu launch party

SAPPORO, Japan - Shiro Kayano (L), leader of the Ainu Party of Japan, speaks during a meeting in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, on Jan. 21, 2012, as members of the Ainu indigenous group, who primarily reside in Hokkaido, launch the party, aiming to field 10 candidates in the House of Councillors election in 2013. To the right is vice leader Shizue Ukaji. (Kyodo)

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Ainu museum in northern Japan

Actor Takashi Ukaji speaks during the opening ceremony for the "Upopoy" Ainu-themed complex in Shiraoi on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on July 12, 2020 The complex including the National Ainu Museum, dedicated to the Ainu ethnic minority of northern Japan, opened about three months behind schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic.