The claim
北海道の先住民族はアイヌではなく縄文人
Original review summary
The review says the Japanese government and the United Nations recognize the Ainu as an Indigenous people of Hokkaido. It cites an expert who explains that the Ainu lived there before Japan became a modern state, and that describing Jōmon people as a single ethnic group or as the ancestors of one modern group is not academically supported.[S1]
Additional context
The post under review spread on May 28, 2024, with a video claiming that Hokkaido’s Indigenous people were Jōmon people, not the Ainu. [S1]
The review notes that Japan’s 2019 Ainu policy law explicitly refers to the Ainu as the Indigenous people of Hokkaido. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] 日本ファクトチェックセンター original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026