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— by Kitahara Jirōta Mokottunas: I am an Ainu. However, sometimes when I tell people I was born not in Hokkaidō, but in Tokyo, and was raised in Saitama Prefecture, it brings the conversation to a halt, as if they are thinking, “Oh, so maybe he’s not really an Ainu.” […]

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