Japan: Does the new Ainu bill truly symbolise progress? - Naohiro Nakamura

12.4.19

Japan: Does the new Ainu bill truly symbolise progress? - https://asiancorrespondent.com/2019/04/japan-does-the-new-ainu-bill-truly-symbolise-progress/?fbclid=IwAR34gJliRaMLmAqvquaAcMx95VLapAHoFylfGwTvO-ICH4sMuypAM2xXJe4 // As such, it is not very difficult to identify the shortcomings of this so-called reform and condemn the government for its half-hearted approach to Indigenous issues.

Indeed, some activists and specialists have been quick to attack it. Some have argued that Japan’s Indigenous policies do not recognise Ainu self-determination and autonomy, disqualifying the country from meeting international human rights standards despite its government voting in favour of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2007.

Nevertheless, it is too early to determine whether the new bill will prove useless or whether it will eventually benefit the Ainu people.

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