It was found that the recommendation letter submitted by the government aiming to register "Kanayama on Sado Island" in Niigata Prefecture as a World Cultural Heritage has not been sent from UNESCO to the advisory body, and the examination procedure has not proceeded.
It is difficult to register next year because UNESCO has pointed out that the recommendation letter is incomplete.
In February, the government submitted a nomination letter to UNESCO with the aim of registering "Kanayama on Sado Island" in Niigata Prefecture as a World Cultural Heritage Site.
Normally, UNESCO sends a letter of recommendation to an advisory body, and then the advisory body conducts a field survey and examines it, but the letter of recommendation for "Kanayama on Sado Island" is still sent to the consultant body. It turned out that the examination procedure was not in progress.
According to people familiar with the matter, UNESCO has pointed out that the nomination letter is incomplete.
For this reason, it is difficult to register "Kanayama on Sado Island" next year, and the government is adjusting to resubmit the recommendation letter to UNESCO.
Regarding "Kanayama on Sado Island," the government has set up a task force to gain the understanding of the international community, considering that South Korea is repulsing as a place where workers from the Korean Peninsula were forced to work. Was advancing the efforts of.