Can Japan save the Ainu language, after decades of suppression?
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 of extinction. CNA's Michiyo Ishida files this report from the Ainu homeland of Hokkaido.
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 of extinction. CNA's Michiyo Ishida files this report from the Ainu homeland of Hokkaido.