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Honshu (northern Japan) and the island of Hokkaido
It is here the Ainu, Japan's little-known indigenous people live
They've lived here for tens of thousands of years
But like the native people of America and Australia, the Ainu have suffered discrimination
The men have long beards, which they leave unshaven
They have their own language, but fewer than 100 people still speak it, and it is classified as 'endangered
The Ainu are traditionally hunter-gatherers
The Ainu practice 'arctolatry' - the worship of bears. They hunted them for food but also kept them as pets.
Finally, in 2008 the Japanese government officialy recognised the Ainu as indigenous people