I am an Ainu. However, sometimes when I tell people I was born not in Hokkaidō, but in Tokyo, and was raised in Saitama Prefecture, it brings the conversation to a halt, as if they are thinking, “Oh, ...

The Penn Museum, in collaboration with the Penn Libraries, recently launched various Ainu-themed programming, including a documentary screening and an ongoing exhibit on Ainu representation in media.

In the 19th Century, Japanese people called the northern island of Hokkaido "Ezochi". It meant "Land of the Ainu", a reference to the fair-skinned, long-haired people who had lived there for hundreds ...

For the first time ever, craftspeople in Japan have brought together two unique creative traditions: the intricate patterns of indigenous Ainu artists from Hokkaido, and the ceramic potteries of Arita ...

After an attention-grabbing New York feature film debut, Fukunaga Takeshi moved back to Japan to direct his second feature, about Ainu people. The coming-of-age story is about a 14-year-old boy who ...