Jomon, who owned a paramedical training institute in Kuruppanthara, was arrested in December 2017. “It was around 7.30 p.m.. They handcuffed me in front of my wife and our two small children.

Many archeologists consider the Ainu to be the last living descendants of the Jomon people, who lived throughout Japan from as early as 13,000 years ago. The Jomon are known for their elaborate ...

Yet the relationship between the Jomon and the Ainu is anything but straightforward. Sometime around A.D. 600 to 700 in Hokkaido, rectangular pit-houses suddenly appear, and a new type of ...