Japan: "We Are Not Right-Wing, We Are Not Left-Wing - We Are Ainu": First ...

Japan: "We Are Not Right-Wing, We Are Not Left-Wing - We Are Ainu": First Ever Ainu Political Party To Be Launched Jen Teeter, 2011   Saturday, October 29th, 2011 marks a revolution in Japanese politics: the first time in Japanese history a minority group has announced it will form its own political party. After witnessing the success of minority and indigenous political parties around the world, members of the Ainu community in Hokkaido decided to create their own party to campaign for...

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