The remains, which had been kept at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, have been returned to the Ainu Association of ...

Another is !Xóõ, native to parts of Botswana and Namibia; whereas English has 46 of the perceptually distinct sound units ...

The Ainu were marginalised and subjected to studies in the late 19th and early 20th century, with remains and cultural ...

Three skulls from Japan that were given to Edinburgh University in 1913 have been returned to the indigenous community where ...

A university in Scotland has returned ancestral remains to indigenous Ainu people of Japan that were kept in its museum for over a century.

It marks the third time that Ainu remains that were taken abroad for research have been returned to Japan, following similar ...

The skulls had been in the university’s collection since 1913 and were taken during Japan’s colonisation of Ainu lands ...

The Ainu are an indigenous group primarily inhabiting the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. For centuries, they maintained a distinct culture and language within self-governing villages.

An indigenous group who predominantly inhabit the Japanese island of Hokkaido, members of the Ainu community held a traditional service at the university before the formal transfer of the skulls.