Representation of the Ainu in Textbooks and Museums - JSPS ...
Representation of the Ainu in Textbooks and Museums - JSPS ...
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Developments <strong>in</strong> Japan (2)<br />
1986~: Repeated statements by prestigious politicians<br />
‘Japan is a homogenous (mono-ethnic) nation’<br />
1994: Shigeru KAYANO elected to Diet<br />
1997: <strong>A<strong>in</strong>u</strong> stated to be Indigenous <strong>in</strong> Nibutani Dam court<br />
decision<br />
1997: <strong>A<strong>in</strong>u</strong> Culture Promotion Law【 Law for <strong>the</strong> Promotion <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>A<strong>in</strong>u</strong> Culture <strong>and</strong> for <strong>the</strong> Dissem<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>and</strong> Advocacy<br />
for <strong>the</strong> Traditions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>A<strong>in</strong>u</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>A<strong>in</strong>u</strong> Culture】<br />
2008: “Resolution Seek<strong>in</strong>g to Recognize <strong>the</strong> <strong>A<strong>in</strong>u</strong> People as an<br />
Indigenous People” by both Houses <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Diet<br />
2009: Report <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Advisory Council for Future <strong>A<strong>in</strong>u</strong> Policy<br />
Comprehensive <strong>A<strong>in</strong>u</strong> Policy Office established with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Cab<strong>in</strong>et Secretariat<br />
★Discussed <strong>in</strong> depth by Pr<strong>of</strong>. Tsunemoto<br />
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