the Ainu Epic and Folktales – 1988 The Romance of the Bear God – 1985 References Obituary in Asahi Shinbun-International Herald Tribune May 5, 2006 Act for the Promotion of Ainu Culture & Dissemination of Knowledge Regarding Ainu Traditions (Hitchingham trans.) Kayano et al. v. Hokkaido Expropriation Committee: 'The Nibutani Dam Decision' (Levin trans.) (1999). International Legal Materials, Vol. 38, p. 394, 1999. 1926 births 2006 deaths Japanese Ainu people Ainu politics Writers from Hokkaido Deaths from pneumonia in Japan Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Social Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Politicians from Hokkaido