Some on Japan's political right depict present-day Ainu rights campaigners as not really being Ainu, and only seeking government money. Official recognition of Ainu is sometimes depicted as undermining Hokkaido's Japanese-ness.
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Jeffrey J. Hall 
@mrjeffu
The conservative Sankei has published an article warning that Japan's recent recognition of historical discrimination against the Ainu people and its move away from glorifying the Japanese settlers who displaced the Ainu could...cause Putin to invade Hokkaido. 
