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Japan improves relations with Ainu

Posted by alex_c on February 4th, 2010

“Japan’s government has begun a new process aimed at making amends for the mistreatment of its islands’ indigenous people – the Ainu.

Land was annexed by Japan from the Ainu people in the 19th century, which then imposed laws banning their language, hunting and religious practices.”

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