Racism in Japan -History
of the Ainu-
History of Internal Colonization
and Discrimination
"Ethnic cleansing" has been the
issue of the world especially since the Kosovo War in 1999. Japan is no
exception possessing a history of exploitation and discrimination of the
indigenous people, the Ainu. National homogeneity due to isolated land
of the nation made Japanese to be blind about the racism against the Ainu,
the Burakumin, and foreign minorities who are also regarded historically
as lowest caste people. The standard Japanese perception of the Ainu has
been barbaric and primitive; therefore, Japanese defined themselves to
be superior than the Ainu and had continued to colonize their land and
erased their culture in great extent. I am focusing on the Ainu people
on this page covering their hidden history of exploitation and discrimination
and uncovering their current situation as well as solutions of searching
for their identities and life styles.
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Contents
Introduction
Origin
History
Tradition
Current
situation
Conclusion
Bibliography