Ainu
An Ainu indigenous group in Hokkaido has filed a lawsuit demanding the return of remains from 279 ancestors held at a state facility.
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The Japanese government announced that five sets of Ainu remains held at Britain's Natural History Museum will be returned in early 2026. This is the fourth repatriation of Ainu remains from abroad. Four sets were excavated in 1865 from towns in Hokkaido.