Australia on May 6 returned to Japan four sets of indigenous Ainu remains, more than 80 years since they were sent to the Pacific nation for research purposes.
The Japanese government will promote inbound tourism to a major cultural complex in Hokkaido dedicated to the indigenous Ainu people, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno says
Tokyo 2020 is about “Diversity and Inclusion”.
For the first time in Olympic history, male and female flagbearers led their country in a move to promote gender equality, while placard bearers were selected from a diverse group of volunteers, including those with disabilities and people from the LGBTQI+ community.
The hosting country may have earned a big tick by selecting four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka, and NBA superstar Rui Hachimura, both with a mixed heritage, to light the Olympic torch and bear the Japanese flag respectively, but little is known about the Indigenous Ainu community who were left out of the opening ceremony.