(historical, Taiwan under Japanese rule) aboriginal tribe

historic, historical / already-happened, past / former, old, traditional

to live in, to inhabit, to abide at, to dwell at

north, northern area

area, district, particular geographic region

history / the study of history

"Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier).

as far as ... is concerned; in terms of ...

a target, a mark, a bullseye / an objective, an object (of doing something)

the Northern Territories, the southern Kuril Islands - a group of islands administered by Russia, claimed by Japan.