It was only in the 1990s that the Government of Japan put into question the notion of Japan as a &quot; mono-ethnic nation &quot; and adopted a law that recognizes the specificity of the Ainu culture and the need to preserve it.
It was only in the 1990s that the Government of Japan put into question the notion of Japan as a &quot; mono-ethnic nation &quot; and adopted a law that recognizes the specificity of the Ainu culture and the need to preserve it.