The government panel on Ainu policies held its first meeting Monday, aiming to look into the lives and discrimination the indigenous group faces and come up with remedial action. The group, headed by Koji Sato, a professor emeritus of constitutional law... ...full story at Japan Times
from Japan Times on Mon, Aug 11 2008
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