Tokyo Olympics: dance by Japan´s indigenous people dropped from opening ceremony
(The Guardian Japan)

Move raises questions about status of Ainu ethnic minority, whose cultural identity Japan is legally obliged to protect Japan´s commitment to the rights of its indigenous people has been questioned after organisers of this summer´s Tokyo Olympics dropped a performance by members of the Ainu ethnic minority from the Games´ opening ceremony.Members of the Ainu community, originally from Japan´s northernmost island of Hokkaido, had been expecting to showcase their culture to the world in a dance at the Olympic stadium, but learned recently that the plans had been scrapped. Related: Dream weavers: the indigenous Ainu people of Japan - in pictures Continue reading...