Ainu Nation’s Lawsuit For Fishing Rights Draws The Support of the International Indigenous Community

By Henry Rogers

In Japan, Hokkaido has a reputation for being the place where everything is better: the beer, the skiing, the milk, the vegetables, even the hot springs. But the large northern island of the Japanese archipelago is also home to Japan’s indigenous minority, the Ainu, who have faced a long history of oppression by the Japanese government. Most recently, the Raporo Ainu Nation has been embroiled in an intense legal battle with the federal and local governments over fishing rights. 

The Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan hosted a press conference on Ma

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