Ainu - the niggas of Japan!
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Discrimination in Japan has both historical and cultural roots. The ethnocentric nature of Japanese society, reinforced by a high degree of cultural and ethnic homogeneity and a history of isolation from other cultures, impedes the integration of minority groups. But stronger than its links to the past is the value placed on doka seisaku, a principle of assimilation, which persists to this day. Doka seisaku dictates that the nation must endeavour to make the lifestyles and ideologies of its colonised peoples the same as its own. While assimilation is the overarching principle governing minorities in Japan, it co-exists with policies of segregation and discrimination.
The Ainu - the first inhabitants of Japan's northernmost islands - are concentrated on the island of Hokkaido. The Ainu language has yet to be constitutionally recognised. Like other indigenous groups around the world, the Ainu were dispossessed of their land by aggressive colonialism. Traditional ways of life were abandoned as land was taken over by settlers from other parts of Japan. Government policies of relocation, ‘development’ and assimilation had the ultimate goal of marginalising the Ainu, aided by a system of native education, through which the government actively discouraged Ainu language and customs.
http://www.hrdc.net/sahrdc/hrfeatures/HRF56.htm
The Japanese parliament finally got around to acknowledging the ongoing discrimination in their country against its original inhabitants– the Ainu. A resolution passed by parliament recognized the Ainu have their own language and language and will now be recognized as being in the category of an indigenous people. The resolution states: “As the Government, we need to again solemnly accept the historical fact that in the process of our country modernizing, many Ainu were discriminated against and forced to live in poverty despite the fact they were equal citizens under the law.”
Passage of the resolution is an important first step in redressing an historical tragedy, but many questions still remain regarding issues of compensation or some form of affirmative action. Tadashi Kato of the Hokaido Ainu Association put in succinctly when he commented: “It seems like japan has finally entered the century of human rights.”
http://theimpudentobserver.com/world-news/japan-recognizes-discrimination-against-ainu/
japan is to korea and china what britain is to the Americas
the Ainu are the negro/native americans of Japan...or like the aborigines in Australian...or the moari in new zealand...see a pattern?
The Ainu - the first inhabitants of Japan's northernmost islands - are concentrated on the island of Hokkaido. The Ainu language has yet to be constitutionally recognised. Like other indigenous groups around the world, the Ainu were dispossessed of their land by aggressive colonialism. Traditional ways of life were abandoned as land was taken over by settlers from other parts of Japan. Government policies of relocation, ‘development’ and assimilation had the ultimate goal of marginalising the Ainu, aided by a system of native education, through which the government actively discouraged Ainu language and customs.
http://www.hrdc.net/sahrdc/hrfeatures/HRF56.htm
The Japanese parliament finally got around to acknowledging the ongoing discrimination in their country against its original inhabitants– the Ainu. A resolution passed by parliament recognized the Ainu have their own language and language and will now be recognized as being in the category of an indigenous people. The resolution states: “As the Government, we need to again solemnly accept the historical fact that in the process of our country modernizing, many Ainu were discriminated against and forced to live in poverty despite the fact they were equal citizens under the law.”
Passage of the resolution is an important first step in redressing an historical tragedy, but many questions still remain regarding issues of compensation or some form of affirmative action. Tadashi Kato of the Hokaido Ainu Association put in succinctly when he commented: “It seems like japan has finally entered the century of human rights.”
http://theimpudentobserver.com/world-news/japan-recognizes-discrimination-against-ainu/
japan is to korea and china what britain is to the Americas
the Ainu are the negro/native americans of Japan...or like the aborigines in Australian...or the moari in new zealand...see a pattern?
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No one, with any common sense outside of America, refers to themselves as niggas.
(Ai Question) Were the Ainu colonized by people already on the island of Japan
Yes, the Ainu people, considered indigenous to the northern islands of Japan (mainly Hokkaido), were colonized by people from the main Japanese islands, who gradually pushed them north and exerted control over their land, effectively colonizing them over time; this process intensified during the Meiji period with forced assimilation policies and land seizure by the Japanese government.
Yes, the Ainu people, considered indigenous to the northern islands of Japan (mainly Hokkaido), were colonized by people from the main Japanese islands, who gradually pushed them north and exerted control over their land, effectively colonizing them over time; this process intensified during the Meiji period with forced assimilation policies and land seizure by the Japanese government.
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The Ainu, an indigenous people of Japan, have not yet received reparations for the economic and cultural losses they have experienced due to colonization and assimilation:
The Ainu, an indigenous people of Japan, have not yet received reparations for the economic and cultural losses they have experienced due to colonization and assimilation:
- Ainu Policy Promotion Act
This 2019 act recognized the Ainu as an indigenous people and provided government subsidies for tourism and community development. However, some say the act's focus on cultural tourism is not enough to compensate for the Ainu's losses.
- Government action
Some say the government's recognition of the Ainu is symbolic and not meaningful. They say the government has not taken measures to address the Ainu's poverty and discrimination, which includes prejudice in hiring practices, access to education, and marriage.
- Lawsuit
In 2020, the Ainu nation filed a lawsuit to regain the right to commercially fish salmon in the Urahorotokachi River.
- Environmental injustice
Some say the Ainu continue to face environmental injustice, such as dams being built that submerge sacred sites.
- Bias in education
Some say there is bias in the teaching of Ainu history in education.
