"Meiji Japan's Industrial Revolution Heritage" South Korea requested to cancel registration 18:52 June 23
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa wrote to UNESCO that there is insufficient explanation about workers from the former Korean Peninsula regarding facilities of the Japanese government that explain UNESCO's World Heritage "Industrial Revolution Heritage of Meiji Japan". I asked the Japanese side to make a resolution to consider the possibility of canceling the registration and to take action.
The "Meiji Japan Industrial Revolution Heritage" consisting of 23 assets, including the Hashima Coal Mine in Nagasaki City, known as "Gunkanjima," was registered five years ago as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
At that time, the World Heritage Committee made a resolution requesting the Japanese side to understand the whole history, so the Government of Japan established the "Industrial Heritage Information Center" in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, which explains the history at that time, It has been open to the public since last week.
Regarding this facility, the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a regular press conference on the 23rd, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa said in a letter to UNESCO Secretary General Azle on the 22nd that the explanation on workers from the former Korean Peninsula was insufficient. Revealed that I have sent.
In this, Foreign Minister Kang has considered the possibility of canceling the registration and requested the World Heritage Committee to make a resolution to encourage the Japanese side to respond.
On the other hand, the Japanese government has acknowledged that there is no problem in its response, saying, "We have sincerely accepted the resolutions and recommendations of the World Heritage Committee and have sincerely implemented, including the measures promised by Japan."