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Workers destroy fowl at a poultry farm in Saiki, Oita Prefecture, where a highly pathogenic avian flu strain was found. (Eiji Hori) The farm ministry has issued a nationwide warning about a potentially unprecedented spread of avian flu, which has already led to the culling of a record number of chickens. Ministry officials instructed all 47 prefectures to have poultry farms check on their animal hygiene measures and submit reports. All poultry farms are also being asked to thoroughly disinfect their animal quarters. Most of the avian flu cases confirmed so far have occurred in western Japan. ...

Japan’s Indigenous Ainu community don’t want a theme park – they want their rights Fumio Kimura, in Biratori, next to the place where the remains of 34 Ainu have just been returned. (Carmen Grau ) 10 December 2020 Share this page Fumio Kimura, in Biratori, next to the place where the remains of 34 Ainu have just been returned. (Carmen Grau ) The brightly lit signs on the Hokkaido motorway in northern Japan do not inform the driver about the traffic. They are, rather, advertising Upopoy, a new tourist complex, and the Ainu National Museum. “Let’s sing together for ethnic harmony” i...