Ainu remains to be returned to Japan by London's Natural History Museum

The remains of five Ainu people will be returned to Japan by London's Natural History Museum, the Japanese government said Friday.The government has been attempting to secure the return of individual remains of numerous Ainu, an indigenous ethnic group mainly from Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido, which had been removed abroad for anthropological studies.Regional revitalization minister Hitoshi Kikawada, who is also in charge of Ainu policy, told reporters that the return would allow for memorial services, saying "the government will continue its efforts so the remains will be retur…READ FULL ARTICLE