{"id":81,"date":"2009-05-14T19:44:43","date_gmt":"2009-05-14T23:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=81"},"modified":"2018-07-27T17:29:57","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T17:29:57","slug":"ainu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/ainu\/","title":{"rendered":"Ainu"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ainu (\u30a2\u30a4\u30cc<\/strong>) are an indigenous group of people\u00a0living in Hokkaido (\u5317\u6d77\u9053<\/strong><\/span>). The Ainu (\u30a2\u30a4\u30cc<\/strong>) are the original inhabitants of Hokkaidoo (\u5317\u6d77\u9053<\/strong><\/span>). It’s a population that’s slowly dying out from poverty and malnutrition. The Ainu (\u30a2\u30a4\u30cc<\/strong>) have also intermarried with the Japanese people out of a\u00a0desire to assimilate into Japanese society.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Ainu (\u30a2\u30a4\u30cc<\/strong>) have their own unique culture separate from the Japanese. They have their own language, distinct from Japanese. They are mostly an oral culture. However,\u00a0they do have a\u00a0writing system that is based upon the Japanese katakana (\u304b\u305f\u304b\u306a<\/strong>). Unfortunately, assimilation is steadily killing the Ainu (\u30a2\u30a4\u30cc<\/strong>) language. There are\u00a0less and less children that can fluently speak the Ainu (\u30a2\u30a4\u30cc<\/strong>) language.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Ainu (\u30a2\u30a4\u30cc<\/strong>) have a\u00a0striking look as well. The men have long beards and the women tatoo their mouths. Both sexes wear jewelry and clothes made of embroidered cloth. This all pertains to the group of people that choose to remain traditional. The younger generation can been seen wearing just a t-shirt and pants.<\/p>\n

The history of the Ainu (\u30a2\u30a4\u30cc<\/strong>) is a sad one. The relationship between the\u00a0Japanese government and the Ainu (\u30a2\u30a4\u30cc<\/strong>) people has been one of conflict. The Ainu (\u30a2\u30a4\u30cc<\/strong>) have had their lands confiscated by the Japanese government and there were numerous attempts to introduce the Japanese language in Ainu (\u30a2\u30a4\u30cc<\/strong>) schools. Since 2008, the Japanese government has officially recognized the Ainu (\u30a2\u30a4\u30cc<\/strong>) people as an independent group of people separate from Japan. However, discrimination agains the Ainu (\u30a2\u30a4\u30cc<\/strong>) still exist. Hopefully, things will change for the better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Ainu (\u30a2\u30a4\u30cc) are an indigenous group of people\u00a0living in Hokkaido (\u5317\u6d77\u9053). The Ainu (\u30a2\u30a4\u30cc) are the original inhabitants of Hokkaidoo (\u5317\u6d77\u9053). It’s a population that’s slowly dying out from poverty and malnutrition. The Ainu (\u30a2\u30a4\u30cc) have also intermarried with the Japanese people out of a\u00a0desire to assimilate into Japanese society. The Ainu (\u30a2\u30a4\u30cc) have…<\/p>\n

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