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The Ainu: A Comprehensive History and Cultural Restoration of Japan’s Original People in 2026

"The Ainu people represent the indigenous population of northern Japan, primarily inhabiting Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands. Their story is one of profound cultural endurance, transformation, and a modern-day movement toward official recognition and sovereign identity within the Japanese state. Ancestral Origins and Historical Foundations The Ainu have historically existed as a distinct ethnic group with a linguistic and genetic profile separate from the Yamato people who dominate the Japanese mainland. Anthropological research identifies the Ainu as descendants of the Jomon people, the earliest known inhabitants of the Japanese arc..."

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