Japan rejects bid from China to use 'AINU' trademark for products

Despite the verdict, some Japanese names and brand names have already stolen. Stay vigilant.

This is akin to terms like “Washington Redskins” and “*Cleveland Indians”. *China’s government, and their ‘businesses’ have ‘no clue’ about dignity, much less, ‘basic human rights’!

Hypocritically, the Japanese government had systematically marginalized the Ainu people for generations yet now, also want to hold onto their economic ‘value’ as a ‘brand name’.

- "exclusive use of the trademark is against our country's society and may harm moral standards,"

Sorry, we can’t forget: it wasn’t until 2019 before their ‘indigenous peoples’ discrimination and socio-economic disparities were ‘officially(?)’ recognized. - Only these people can tell us all IF things have changed for the better for them.

For years, a little town in Kyushu sold goods marked "Made in Usa", pretending to be the USA, though the little town was really called Usa!

Congratulations to Japan for rejecting the "AINU" trademark. It is progress, however incremental.