The Ainu people regard numerous things in nature as ... seeking gold that's said to be hidden in Hokkaido. The Ainu girl plays a key role in finding it. Characters speak the Ainu language quite ...

Teru does well at school and takes an entrance exam for a girls’ high school ... In the work’s preface, Chiri describes the Ainu people as the “losers” who are left behind regarding ...

The Ainu people are the indigenous people of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan's northernmost main island. They developed their own distinct language, history and culture, which were quite different from ...

The immediate predecessors of the Ainu, who are the native people of northeastern Japan, occupied the site. Many archeologists consider the Ainu to be the last living descendants of the Jomon ...

“We sincerely apologize for airing an inappropriate and discriminatory expression that deeply hurt the Ainu people,” Kosugi said at the beginning of the meeting. “We’re ashamed to say ...