According to an expert, the chosen design overlaps with the “basic shape of Ainu patterns.” An ASDF representative said the design was decided based on ideas from members of the Second Air Wing.

The immediate predecessors of the Ainu, who are the native people of northeastern Japan, occupied the site. Many archeologists consider the Ainu to be the last living descendants of the Jomon ...

The area has long been home to a concentrated population of Indigenous people, the Ainu.Credit... Supported by By Vivian Morelli Photographs by Andrew Faulk Reporting from Kushiro, Japan At the ...

The Ainu believe that the world rests on the back of a giant trout, that otters caused human beings to be flawed, and that seeing an owl fly across the face of the moon at night is cause for great ...

The Ainu people are the indigenous people of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan's northernmost main island. They developed their own distinct language, history and culture, which were quite different from ...

Her face is framed by powerfully carved flames soaring to heaven and intricate Ainu patterns are seen between the flames. A closer look also reveals tattoos around her mouth and on the back of her ...

While learning to carve, Takano adopted the Ainu idea that deities dwell in nature, in tools, and everywhere else besides. 16:49 The patterns on these trays, called "ita," express the same outlook.

The Penn Museum, in collaboration with the Penn Libraries, recently launched various Ainu-themed programming, including a documentary screening and an ongoing exhibit on Ainu representation in media.