Japan's Meiji industrial sites endorsed for World Heritage listing

Japan's Meiji industrial sites endorsed for World Heritage listing

File photo taken in September 2013 shows the Nirayama reflection furnace in the central Japan city of Izunokuni, Shizuoka Prefecture. The furnace is among the 23 "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution" that a UNESCO advisory panel has recommended for World Heritage status. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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