A group of Ainu, an ethnic minority in northern Japan, is set to file a lawsuit against the state to confirm indigenous rights to fishing salmon in rivers, which currently requires permission from authorities, sources close to the matter said Sunday.Japan enforced a law in May stipulating for the first time that the Ainu are an indigenous people in Hokkaido. But the law fell short of guaranteeing their self-determination and other tribal rights, with the government citing that they have no tribes.The group of 13 plaintiffs, aged between 20s and 70s and members of a cultural preservation bod…READ FULL ARTICLE
