Japan, S. Korea apart on World Heritage listing after 2nd round talks

Japan, S. Korea apart on World Heritage listing after 2nd round talks

Jun Shimmi (L), the Japan Foreign Ministry's director general for cultural affairs, and Choi Jong Moon, South Korea's ambassador for cultural and UNESCO affairs, shake hands at South Korea's Foreign Ministry in Seoul on June 9, 2015, before the second round of talks over the proposed UNESCO World Heritage listing of historical industrial sites in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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