Narita Tokuhei, who participated in the first two delegations to China, ran as a candidate for the Japanese parliament. This was a big moment in Ainu history. Narita Tokuhei had participated in the first and second delegations to China. It was the first time in over 30 years that an Ainu person ran in a national election in Japan. His campaign was the first to … talk about minority rights at a national level. He also spoke up for other non-Wajin (the dominant ethnic groups in the Japanese archipelago) groups in the north such as this includes small Nivk and Uilta populations in Hokkaido, as well as Burakumin, Zainichi Koreans and Okinawans in other parts of Japan.