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Ainu flag
Flag designed by Bikki Sunazawa
An Ainu flag was designed by Bikki Sunazawa, a Japanese sculptor of Ainu ancestry.[1][2][3]
Upon a repeated request from his friend, Bikki Sunazawa eventually designed the flag in 1973 – although he distanced himself from political activism seeking government support. Nevertheless, an Ainu group displayed the flag when they marched at a May Day celebration in Sapporo in the same year.[4] On rare occasions, it is still seen at Ainu functions.[5]
In 2020 Bikki's son Jin Sunazawa claimed copyright ownership and requested disuse of the flag.[6]