1 This is not the definitive version. The definitive version can be found at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0032247413000417 Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 Realising Ainu Indigenous Rights: A commentary on Hiroshi Maruyama’s ‘Japan’s post-war Ainu policy. Why the Japanese Government has not recognised Ainu indigenous rights?’ Naohiro Nakamura Department of Geography and Environment, Mount Allison University 144 Main Street, Sackville NB E4L 1A7 Canada nanakamura@mta.ca