Ainu: The First Ancestors: A Genomic Journey into Ainu History and the Roots of Japan

A 30,000-Year Mystery Written in DNA.

Long relegated to the margins of history as a "vanishing race," the Ainu people of Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands are finally reclaiming their place at the center of the human story. In this definitive research volume, we explore how cutting-edge genomic science has shattered long-held myths about the origins of the Japanese archipelago.

For over a century, the Ainu were viewed through the lens of colonial anthropology. Today, ancient DNA analy...