"Testimonials" by second-generation witnesses are hearsay, not evidence, and should not be permitted to impede UNESCO listing of the Sado gold mines.
UNESCO has pointed out inadequacies in the nomination documentation submitted by Japan in this cycle. The next opportunity will come two years from now.
There was no forced labor. South Koreans volunteered to go to the Japanese home islands in droves for better pay and plentiful job opportunities.
If Japan defers the recommendation, it would mean acknowledging South Korea’s inaccurate claims that forced labor happened on the island.
Fumie Oyama A soft breeze gently envelops the urban woodlands of early summer. Hungry Japanese crested ibises glide, alighting onto the rice...
Luca Vogel Due to its curved geographical shape and chains of mountains separating its regions, Japan is, culturally-speaking, quite diverse. There are many...
A gray sky hangs low over Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture. Powder snow mixes with the blustery wind. After the wind stops, the sound...
