By SHOICHI NISHIKAWA/ Staff Writer
July 13, 2020 at 15:55 JST
A traditional Ainu dance is performed on an outdoor stage to mark the opening of the National Ainu Museum and Park (Upopoy) in Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on July 12. (Kengo Hiyoshi)
SHIRAOI, Hokkaido--Japan's first national facility devoted to the indigenous Ainu ethnic minority of Hokkaido celebrated its delayed opening to the public on July 12. [Read More]
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