Remains of Ainu People in Britain Returned to Japan

Edinburgh, April 30 (Jiji Press)--The remains of three Ainu indigenous people, which had been kept at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, were returned to Japan's Ainu Association of Hokkaido on Wednesday. It is the third instance of Ainu people's remains taken abroad being repatriated to Japan, following the first case in 2017 from Germany and the second in 2023 from Australia. The...

Remains of Ainu People in Britain Returned to Japan
Edinburgh, April 30 (Jiji Press)--The remains of three Ainu indigenous people, which had been kept at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, were returned to Japan's Ainu Association of Hokkaido on Wednesday. It is the third instance of Ainu people's remains taken abroad being repatriated to Japan, following the first case in 2017 from Germany and the second in 2023 from Australia. The...