Tour participants take photos of Battleship Island in Japan

People on a tour to land on the Hashima Coal Mine, known as Battleship Island, take pictures on July 6, 2015. The island is one of the Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution that was granted UNESCO World Heritage status the same month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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