The area has long been home to a concentrated population of Indigenous people, the Ainu.Credit... Supported by By Vivian Morelli Photographs by Andrew Faulk Reporting from Kushiro, Japan At the ...

The Japan Tourism Agency, Japan Sports Agency and Agency for Cultural Affairs have pledged to strengthen the brand of Japan ...

Mayunkiki is an artist with Ainu root and began to disseminate Ainu culture. In recent years, her unique view of the world ...

Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts will open its first hotel in Japan on April 3, 2025. Founded in New York in 1893, Waldorf Astoria is part of the Hilton family of brands, with 34 hotels across the ...

After centuries of forced assimilation, Japan’s indigenous Ainu population, language and culture are emerging once more thanks to anime, the country’s thriving sub-cultures and YouTube.

Further back still, indigenous Ainu communities referred to the northern ... northeastern Hokkaido derives its name from the Okhotsk culture, a collection of communities that migrated throughout ...

We'll understand Japan and Hokkaido's geographical challenges, and specifically the island's harsh climate, historical context (namely the forced integration of the native Ainu), and economic ...

Beyond Ainu mythology, the crane has become a universal symbol of longevity, fidelity, and renewal in Japanese culture. It appears in folklore, wedding kimonos, and the sets of a thousand origami ...

This video delves into the game’s historical context, focusing on the Ainu people, the Tokugawa shogunate's rise, and the cultural and political tensions in early 17th century Hokkaido ...

“Tabon Man is the oldest confirmed modern human to have been found in the Philippines. His bones, evidence of existence of Homo sapiens between 37,000 and 47,000 years ago, were discovered in Tabon ...