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Red seabream

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This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( December 2015 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Red sea bream at a fish store in Ueno, Japan Madai in Yamagata, Japan Red sea bream is a name given to at least two species of fish of the family Sparidae, Pagrus major and Pagellus bogaraveo . Pagellus bogaraveo is also known as blackspot sea bream . In Japan, Pagrus major is known as madai (真鯛, or "genuine tai") and is prized both for its flavor and for its traditional use as an auspicious food often served at New Year's and festive occasions such as weddings. In Korea, it is known as Ch'amdom (참돔). Pagrus major is also the most commonly eaten fish in Taiwan. This fish is grilled over charcoal or wood fire in Spain and known as "besugo". It can also be served w

Ainu people

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For the ethnic group of western China, see Äynu people. Ainu Group of Ainu people, photograph c. 1904 Total population The official Japanese government estimate is 25,000 , although this number has been disputed with unofficial estimates of upwards of 200,000. [1] Regions with significant populations   Japan 25,000–200,000   Russia 109 [2] –1,000   Kamchatka Krai 94–900 [2] Languages Historically Ainu and other Ainu languages; today, Japanese or Russian [3] Religion Animism, Ainu folk beliefs, Russian Orthodox Christianity, Buddhism, Shintoism Related ethnic groups Ryukyuans, [4] Jomon, Yamato people, Nivkh, Kamchadal The Ainu or the Aynu (Ainu アィヌ Аину Aynu ; Japanese: アイヌ Ainu ; Russian: Айны Ajny ), in the historical Japanese texts the Ezo ( 蝦夷 ), are an indigenous people of Japan (Hokkaido, and formerly northeastern Honshu) and Russia (Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, and the Kamchatka Peninsula). [5] The official number of the Ainu is 25,000, but unofficially is estimated at 200,