The Ainu Party () is a moderate '

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' (民族主義, ''minzokushugi'') regional political party active in

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. This is a regional party that defends the interests of the

Ainu people The Ainu are an Indigenous peoples, indigenous ethnic group who reside in northern Japan and southeastern Russia, including Hokkaido and the Tōhoku region of Honshu, as well as the land surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk, such as Sakhalin, the Ku ...

. The Ainu Party advocates the interests of the Ainu people, and a "multicultural or multiracial symbiotic society" (多文化・多民族共生社会).アイヌ民族党
/ref> The Ainu Party was formed by a political group from November 2011, and was founded in January 2012.

Ideology and policy

Ideologies and policies officially stated by the party are as follows:
アイヌ民族党. 2012-02-04. # Restoration of rights of Ainu people and fulfillment of education. # Strengthening the Welfare of Ainu People. # Realization of Multicultural and

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Symbiosis. # Realization of a (

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) society utilized in the cycle of nature. # implementation of administrative and fiscal reforms. The party also insists on designating

Ainu languages The Ainu languages ( ), sometimes known as Ainuic, are a small language family, often regarded as a language isolate, historically spoken by the Ainu people of northern Japan and neighboring islands, and formerly in parts of the Asian mainland, i ...

as the

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of Japan, and opposition to the

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References

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Ideology and policy

See also

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