Ainu ancestry......................... Ainu Ancestry......................Yayoi (Mongol) Ancestry
The first inhabitants of Japan were European-looking, but genetically related to Polynesians. These Japanese "whites" were called the "Ainu" (pictured above). Their language is very similar to the Basques, a tribe from Spain. Here's a chart of two languages from "An Ainu Dialect Dictionary" edited by Shiro Hattori:
Page* AINU ENGLISH BASQUE ENGLISH 2/5 tontone to be bald tontordun crested, plumed 2/6 kepsapa bald head kepireska heads or tails 6/38 aspa to be deaf aspaldiko old, ancient 6/41 papus lips papar breast 6/69 taspare to sigh asparen to sigh 11/82 aske hand esku hand 12/94 poro monpeh thumb erpuru thumb 15/130 nok testicle noka familiarity with women 15/131 pok vulva puki vulva (slang) 16/133 uka'un sexualintercourseukan to possess, to have 16/134 meno kupuri to menstruate kopor-kopuri goblet, quantity 17/136 kema leg, foot kemen vigor, strength 17/137 hera to limp herren cripple 18/149 kiski hair kizkur curly, wavy hair 18/152 kamihi surface of kamisoi nightgown, the skin 19/161 tur dirt lur dirt 23/188 hatcir to fall (down) atzeratu to fall (back) 24/194 hotkuku to stoop kukutu to stoop 24/201 mokor sleep makar sleep 28/1 siko to be born zikoina stork 28/4 hetuku to grow up gehitu to grow up 28/4 sikup to grow up siku miserly 29/14 sinki to get tired sinkulin crying, whining 29/15 yasumi to rest jaso to get better 29/16 tasum illness eritasun illness 29/16 araka illness arakatu to be examined 30/22 ukikosmare to sprain ukitu to touch, to affect 31/34 pirika to recover pirri shaky, jittery 31/36 kusuri drug kutsu infection 31/38 shuruku poison shurrut gulp, drink 34/2 okkai man oka egin to eat too much 34/3 meneko woman eme female 35/7 sukukur young man sukor having a temper kuraia strength 35/10 poro aynu adult porrokatu tired 35/11 onne kur old person onegi benign kurrinka moaning 36/12 ekasi old man ekarri to contribute,provide 36/13 hutci old woman hutsikusle fault-finding 36/13 ruhne mah old woman urrumakatu to sing a lullaby 36/16 pon to be veryyoung ponte baptismal font 39/12 ona father onartzaile authority 40/16 po child poz happiness 42/31 uriwahnecin sibling aurride sibling 42/31 irutar siblings irutara three different ways 42/35 umatakikor to be sisters umatu to reproduce 44/52 kok son-in-law kok bellyful 45/56 aukorespa to be engaged aukeratu to choose, select 45/58 usante to marry usantza tradition 45/59 umurek married couple umotu to have children 47/68 ekkur guest ekuru peaceful, peace of mind 47/73 ipakasnokur teacher ikaserazi to teach 48/75 kusunkur enemy kuskusean spying 50/1 kotan village -kote multiplicity, many 50/2 porokotan city porrokatu to destroy 50/3 sinotusi open space sinotsu strange, unfamiliar 50/8 oiakunkur out of doors oian forest 51/10 ankahpaaki foreigner ankapetu to trample under foot 51/13 uraiki to make war jarraiki to attack 51/17 kotankoro tribal chief koroa crowned, glorified 52/18 tono official tontor plumed, feathered 52/21 u'ekari meeting ekarle bringer (of news) 52/21 u'ekarpa meeting ekarpen contribution 52/23 kotan orake to go to ruin oraka financial ruin 52/23 kiru to die out kirru blond 52/23 sikupu to perish siku shriveled up 53/32 isocise jail isolamendu isolation 56/1 itah language itano speaking in second person 57/12 kayo to cry out kaio seagull 58/15 ese to answer esetsi to argue 58/15 itasa answer itaun question 58/18 u'uste to pass along uste opinion 58/19 sonko information esonde advice 58/21 senpir backbiting senper suffering 58/22 sinititak to joke sinoti crazy 58/23 sunke falsehood suntsun foolish, idiotic 59/26 esina to conceal esinguratu to surround, to block 59/27 etekke confidential etekin profit, wages 59/28 eramankorka to pretend eramankor tolerant, enduring 59/28 ennuka to pretend enulkeria weakness, debility 60/40 itokpa to mark itoka quickly 64/1 ariki to come ariketa assignment, activity 64/2 koman to go komandante commander 64/5 eson asin to go away esonde advice asi to start, to begin 65/11 rutu to move aside urrundu to move away 65/12 somaketa to approach somaketa attention, perception 65/14 etaras to stop etapa stage, stretch 66/15 kus to pass through kuskusean to peek, to snoop 68/33 kaya sail kaiar very large seagull 70/2 ko'ekari to encounter elkarikusi to see each other 70/3 aske'uk to invite aske free, independent 70/5 ekari arki to go out,to meetekarri to bring, to provide 70/7 umusa to bow kilimusi to bow 72/20 omonnure to praise omendatu to praise 73/24 kokor unpeki to scold gogor egin to scold 73/25 ikohka punishment iko hammer 75/35 ukonkep strength,contestukondoka elbowing, forcing a way 75/35 puni strength,contestpuntzet sword 75/39 inospa to pursue inozotu to be intimidated 76/40 oskoni to overtake oskol armour 76/41 akkari to outrun akarraldi to anger 76/46 ikasuy to help, assist ikastun student 77/50 kukocan to refuse uko egin to refuse 77/51 ese to undertake esetsi to attack, to debate 80/1 konte to give kontentatu to please 80/8 uk to receive ukan to have 81/12 ipuni to distribute ipuina to tell a story 81/13 esikari to rob esi fence, enclosure 81/14 iska to steal xiskatu to steal 83/29 ikoro money koro money 87/15 pita to untie,loosen pita fishing line 87/17 tekkas glove teka pod, covering 88/25 atusa naked atutxa better world 88/26 hantasine barefoot hankagorri barefoot 96/38 seku to suck sikui dry 97/46 cikaripe to prepare sikatu to dry 97/52 hu raw, unripe huruppa to swallow 158/21 eraman to get used to eramanpen patience, tolerance 187/59 peko ox menpeko controlled by
These Ainus were taller, have wavy hair, fair skin, a lot of body hair, and some have blue or gray eyes. Most of them reside in Hokkaido, the northern part of Japan. There are hardly any pure Ainus, because of the intermixing with the Japanese. Most of the Samurais were from that tribe. That's the reason a lot of them were tall. Also, some Japanese people are somewhat white-looking. The Samurais of Ainu descent gained popularity and were able to marry women of the upperclass and spread their white traits to the Nobility. See below:
Ainu ancestry......................... Ainu Ancestry......................Yayoi (Mongol) Ancestry
There's this one actor from the movie "Hakaider" who looks kinda like Charlie Sheen. The Yayoi, Yellows of Japan, were descended from Eurasia.