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Indigenous peoples of Japan such as the Ainu and from the Ryukyuans, who are related but have distinct languages and identities; Japanese people are described here in their own terms with attribution.","purpose":"Let an agent describe Japanese people as an ethnic group and diaspora in their own terms with attribution, describe language, culture, history and identity questions, present contested questions neutrally, and support respectful cultural questions.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Japanese language","Archipelago homeland","Diaspora communities","Distinct from other peoples of Japan"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"Who Japanese people are.","layers":[{"id":"identity","name":"Identity","description":"Identity and distinctions.","findings":[{"id":"identity-finding","name":"Identity","description":"Identity.","questions":[{"text":"Who are the Japanese people, how do they describe themselves, and 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the Japanese diaspora be a separate entry?","How should identity questions be attributed?","How should cultural resources be linked?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q161652/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q161652/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-12T05:54:32Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing 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