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Reintroducing the Ainu

Both chambers of the Diet unanimously passed a resolution last week urging the government to recognize the Ainu as an indigenous people. It says the fact that many Ainu people suffered discrimination and poverty during Japan's modernization should be... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Mon, Jun 09 2008

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06 Jun 08		Diet officially declares Ainu indigenous  »  Japan Times The Ainu celebrated a historic moment Friday as the Diet unanimously passed a resolution that recognizes them as indigenous people of Japan. The unprecedented resolution was adopted by both chambers, acknowledging the Ainu's hardships from...
06 Jun 08		Politics › Diet adopts resolution seeking to recognize Ainu as indigenous  »  Japan Today Both lower and upper houses of the Diet unanimously adopted a resolution at their plenary sessions Friday, urging the government to recognize the Ainu as…
31 May 08		Politics › Ainu resolution to be adopted next week  »  Japan Today A Diet resolution urging the government to grant official recognition for Ainu as indigenous people is likely to be adopted next week, a senior ruling…
31 May 08		Resolution on Ainu slated for early June  »  Japan Times SAPPORO (Kyodo) A Diet resolution urging the government to grant official recognition of the Ainu as an indigenous people is likely to be adopted this week, a senior official of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Saturday. The move is seen as an...
22 May 08		Ainu press case for official recognition  »  Japan Times Hundreds of Ainu from all over Japan and their supporters staged a protest Thursday in Tokyo's Nagata-cho political district, demanding the Diet and the government recognize them as indigenous people. Petitions were submitted to both houses of the Diet...

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