Twenty-nine percent of Japan's indigenous Ainu people have experienced discrimination, a survey last year by the Hokkaido ...

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The two nations are trying to give a new lease of life to languages on the brink of extinction, but it remains to be seen if these efforts will bear fruit.

Japan is spending millions of dollars to support the indigenous Ainu people and their culture, after decades of suppression. But fears of discrimination remain, and the Ainu language is on the brink ...

"Japan also has a history of suppression of the Ryukyuan people in Okinawa and the Ainu people in northern Japan," he said.

Under the Chinese national flag, 76-year-old Japanese man Kuroi Akio removed his shoes and socks and knelt down to kowtow ...

Time seems to stop at Eiko Araki's studio in Japan. Women sit around her in a small circle, painstakingly stitching intricate ...

Niseko, famous for its breathtaking mountain scenery and heavy snowfall from peaks like Niseko Annupuri and Mt. Yotei, is ...

Japan is ahead of the global curve in the percentage of its citizens over 80 -- and also ahead in responding to the impact of its rapidly aging population on society.

Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on ...

Tokyo should seek stronger assurances from Washington about its commitment to Japan's nuclear defence, in order to deflect ...

AUKUS partners Australia, Britain and the United States said on Wednesday they are in discussions with Canada, Japan and New Zealand about potential collaboration on defence technology projects.