Un grupo indígena ainu en Hokkaido ha presentado una demanda para exigir la devolución de los restos de 279 antepasados que se encuentran en una instalación estatal.
Los demandantes buscan la entrega de los restos a sus descendientes. La demanda fue presentada el 9 de mayo. Los restos están almacenados en una instalación nacional en Hokkaido. El pueblo ainu ha buscado durante mucho tiempo la devolución de dichos restos como pueblo indígena de la región.
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