Even so, back in the Middle Ages, it is believed half of Japan was inhabited by the Ainu. However, it is not just Japan that banished the Ainu. For their part, the Ainu lived both on islands claimed by Japan and on the islands in Russia's possession. At some point, it became shameful and simply dangerous to call oneself an Ainu - many of them assimilated, learned Russian and became Orthodox Christians.
Historically, the Ainu had no surnames - they were given them either by the Russians or Japanese, and some later adopted Slavic surnames. Many did so during the time of the Stalin-era political repressions: The NKVD [precursor of the KGB] state security organs denied them Soviet citizenship, and because of their connection with the Japanese, they were accused en masse of espionage, sabotage and collaboration with militarist Japan, and sent to prison camps.
After Japan had capitulated, the question arose in of repatriating the Japanese population from Russian territory. They were regarded as subjects of Japan," says Kostanov. That's how almost all of the Ainu ended up on Hokkaido. In , during the latest all-Russian census, people described themselves as Ainu. But, at the insistence of the government of the Kamchatka Territory, they were not registered as Ainu. Five years later, the Ainu registered themselves as a non-commercial organization, but it was disbanded by a court decision.
The reason? If we go out to sea in a small boat, we are poachers. And the fine for that is huge," says Nakamura. Hokkaido has the Utari association, a network of Ainu educational and cultural centers with 55 branches. In Russia, the Ainu have nothing. All the textbooks are in English or Japanese and brought from abroad. The question of the Kuril islands always comes up; they want us to become politicized and express a view on the issue," he explains.
But the Ainu are not keen to be politicized. Add Opinion. Great research, man! It's way more of an answer than I got in Modern Asian History class back in university.
Plus, there was Tokyo's frustrated desire to be treated as equals, as with the Western powers. Apparently, they thought that the show of force was the only thing that foreigner-powers would understand and respect. Then, a sociologist I met a few weeks ago suggested that the troops were re-diverting their experienced abuses into the conquered peoples. But your explanation is much more detailed.
Thanks for compiling and sharing! Is this still revelant? You should check out Dan Carlin's Hardcore History. I suspect you would enjoy his level of detail.
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The Japanese were that way because that's how the Japanese are raised. Uniformity above all else. Everyone else is an undesirable foreigner. An interloper. A mongrel. The country kept its borders closed against foreign "mutts" for a very long time.
Take the Ainu for example. People complain of racism in America. Nobody cares. Because the Ainu are not "real" Japanese. Japanese society is extremely structured. If you belong to X class or Y society, even today, depending on what class or society you may just be undesirable. The Burakumin society - butchers, undertakers, etc.
Just years ago Burakumin communities existed not unlike the leper colonies of Europeans. I mean no offense. But it's amusing when an American with no clue of the inner workings of Japanese culture tries to rationalize their behavior from an Anglo's take. You can't. Japanese are Japanese. As a former Australian soldier, an amateur military historian and a qualified history teacher I am well aware of the subhuman savagery of the Japanese before and during World War Two.
The Japanese actually changed the culture of the Australian Army. The fact is that the beard is not considered popular or attractive in Japan, and can cause a violent and rebellious image.
In the past, the beard was seen in Japan as a symbol of power, especially among samurai who wanted to cause a serious and dangerous appearance. Some samurai even used fake beards to make a good impression. This is exactly what resulted in the beard's unpopularity. O hygiene beard represented the fighting spirit of a samurai, when the country became a civilian government, wearing a beard meant to rebel against that government.
So many samurai of the time shaved their beards and some made a knot or bun behind their heads. The Ainu people were also known for wearing mustaches, other high-ranking people after the Meiji era also used mustaches and beards and even stood out for that. Even in the last century it was not uncommon to find men with beards. Young people don't usually wear beards because girls don't like this style, they prefer a cute face or standard of male beauty in Japan.
However, fewer babies does not mean people have stopped having sex — it means they are not having babies, which is more an indicator of a struggling economy than lack of romantic prowess.
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