In a Cabinet Office poll on the Ainu people, 21% of the respondents said they believed there was discrimination and prejudice, while 29% said they did not.
This opinion poll was mailed to 3,000 people over the age of 18 nationwide from November to December last year, and 1,602 people, or 53%, responded.
According to this, when asked if they think there is discrimination or prejudice against the Ainu people,
▽ 21% answered “Yes” and
▽ 29 answered “No”. %was.
The previous survey, six years ago, was conducted in an interview format, so a simple comparison is not possible, but at that time, 18% said they "think yes," while 51% said they "don't think so."
On the other hand, 50% of people answered "I don't know" this time, and 31% last time.
In addition, when we asked those who answered "Yes" about the reasons and backgrounds with multiple answers,
▽ "Insufficient understanding of history" was the most common response, at 79%,
followed by
▽ "Insufficient understanding of culture." 75% of respondents said,
▽ "Insufficient efforts to deepen understanding in administration and school education" accounted for 61%.
A Cabinet Secretariat official said, "Although it seems that understanding is gradually progressing, we would like to further strengthen our efforts to raise awareness and promote understanding."