Kanazawa mayor unveils plan to host UNESCO city network confab

Kanazawa mayor unveils plan to host UNESCO city network confab

Kanazawa Mayor Yukiyoshi Yamano unveils in his office on May 12, 2015, a plan to host a meeting of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network from May 25 to 28. Kanazawa, in central Japan, will be the first Japanese city to host the meeting, the ninth of its kind. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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