Honorary head of Glover Garden talks about tourist site in Nagasaki

Brian Burke-Gaffney, honorary director of the Glover Garden in Nagasaki, speaks at the popular tourist site in the southwestern Japanese city on June 2, 2015. Seen behind him is the former residence of Thomas Glover, a Scottish merchant who contributed to the modernization of Japan. The house constitutes one of the sites of Japan's industrial revolution in the Meiji era (1868-1911) recommended for registration on the UNESCO World Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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