Upopoy, an Ainu word meaning “singing together in a large group,” is the nickname of a new facility themed on the culture and history of the Ainu, an indigenous people of northern parts of ...

An Ainu woman is no longer remaining silent but speaking out against a lawmaker’s continued discriminatory remarks toward the Ainu indigenous people, which have been officially recognized as hum ...

Google Maps is the name of the service, and it’s available in both mobile and desktop formats. There are not many people who ...

Ainu language teacher Kenyu Yamamaru telling students about Ainu greetings in Hokkaido, Japan (L), and a sign in the Jeju-eo language at a bridge on Jeju island, South Korea (R). New: You can now ...

SAPPORO -- Twenty-nine percent of Japan's indigenous Ainu people have experienced discrimination, a survey last year by the Hokkaido Prefectural Government has found. The government of the country ...

I might not be old enough to remember my parents pulling out a paper map in the car when we got lost, but I’m old enough to remember when Apple Maps was the punchline of the navigational world.

Apple Maps got off to a rocky start when it debuted back in 2012. Initial versions were loaded with bugs and glitches, forcing Apple to scramble for a fix. But in the years since then, the app has ...

Google has officially announced the rollout of offline maps in Google Maps on Wear OS watches, including the Pixel Watch 1 and 2, OnePlus Watch, recent Galaxy Watches, and more. The feature has ...

It's one thing to not be able to check Instagram or scroll through TikTok; it's quite another to be somewhere unfamiliar with no way to load Google Maps. As it happens, however, Google offers a ...

But fears of discrimination remain, and the Ainu language is on the brink of extinction. CNA's Michiyo Ishida files this report from the Ainu homeland of Hokkaido. 02 Sep 2024 08:19pm ...

Armed with this last piece of information, Arntz explained, “you can grab such pictures from Google Maps or similar apps.” Don’t panic; you have not been hacked, nobody is watching you ...

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