THE AINUS
Sir--In H.R.C.’s article "Japan's Other Island," he says that the origin of the Ainus is obscure arid that, according to several noted anthropologists, they are said to be a white race driven eastward and finally settling in Japan. The Ainus have several Polynesian traits in their wide foreheads and wideset eyes; also their hair/is similar . to that of the Polynesian. Again, though customs are not a sufficient guide, it, is worth noting that the Ainus have several similar to the Polynesians, as well as
their Gods and belief in the. same type of life after death. According to H. G. Wells (Outline of History), the Ainu aTe a branch of the migration of people forming the Polynesian race, separated in some manner from the main body. This theory would still hold water with the new proof of the first migration shown by the group of scientists who recently travelled in the same manner as the Polynesians, drifting with the winds. With the trade-winds being south-easterly, would it not have been possible for a portion of this migration to be blown off their course and end up at the Japanese islands?
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 439, 21 November 1947, Page 15
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