Honorary head of Glove Garden speaks before statue of Glover

Brian Burke-Gaffney, honorary director of the Glover Garden in Nagasaki, talks about the popular tourist site in the southwestern Japanese city on June 2, 2015. Seen behind him is the statue of Thomas Glover, a Scottish merchant who contributed to the modernization of Japan. Glover's former residence in Nagasaki 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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