It’s supposedly more complicated since Yamato people are partly descended from Jomon who are supposedly also one of the ancestral groups of the Ainu. Both are indigenous and have been for over 1500 years. Or perhaps more accurately, the invasion started over 2000 years ago and was complete a few hundred years ago. Seems somewhat similar to Okinawa.
It’s like a technologically more advanced people subjugating their cousins.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainu_people
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yayoi_period
It’s supposedly more complicated since Yamato people are partly descended from Jomon who are supposedly also one of the ancestral groups of the Ainu. Both are indigenous and have been for over 1500 years. Or perhaps more accurately, the invasion started over 2000 years ago and was complete a few hundred years ago. Seems somewhat similar to Okinawa.
It’s like a technologically more advanced people subjugating their cousins.