<Anchor> The
World Heritage Committee, UNESCO, once again expressed strong regret for the distortion of the history of Japanese warships. They demanded that they keep their promises, saying that they did not properly inform about the forced labor of Koreans and others and the Japanese government's recruitment policy.
By Kim Young-ah, staff reporter.
<Reporter> At its
44th online meeting, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee adopted a decision urging the Japanese government to improve Tokyo's Industrial Heritage Information Center, which explains the warship island.
After a tour of the Tokyo Industrial Heritage Information Center last month, the UNESCO research team pointed out that the Japanese government's explanation of the Battleship Island was different from the promise it had made when it was selected as a World Heritage Site.
The fact that Koreans and others were forced to work under harsh conditions against their will and the Japanese government's conscription policy was not properly informed.
UNESCO has expressed strong regret that Japan has not yet fully implemented the relevant decision and requested that it be improved.
It also recommended that appropriate measures be taken to honor the victims.
In 2015, in the process of listing a series of modern industrial facilities including many sites of forced labor by Koreans during the Japanese colonial period, such as the warship island, as a World Heritage Site, the Japanese government announced the 'whole history' including conscription in order to overcome opposition from Korea and others. promised to society.
However, the exhibits at the Industrial Heritage Information Center in Tokyo highlight the image as if there was no discrimination against Koreans or violations of human rights.
Despite criticism from the international community and demands for improvement, the Japanese government claims that there has been no violation of human rights and that it is faithfully fulfilling its promises.