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Japan court denies fishing rights to Ainu people
Japan's fishery resources protection law in principle bars people from catching salmon in rivers regardless of their ethnicity.
Plaintiffs head to the Sapporo District Court to hear the judgement in a lawsuit seeking the right to catch salmon in rivers, in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture, on April 18, 2024. (AFP Photo)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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A court in Japan dismissed a bid by Ainu Indigenous people to reclaim rights over river fishing for salmon, an official said Thursday.
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