Fact sheet · People profile · AK-AINU-2026
Aynu
Ainu
Asia & Pacific
13 000 – 200 000
Ainu
Japan
State-recognized · Self-identified
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The Ainu are the Indigenous people of Hokkaido and the northern islands, traditionally fishers, hunters and gatherers with a rich oral and spiritual tradition. Japan officially recognised the Ainu as an Indigenous people in 2019, after long assimilation policies.
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