Hurrah for Miike Coal Mine's World Heritage status

Hurrah for Miike Coal Mine's World Heritage status

Members of the "Tanko (coal mine) Girls" group promote the Manda Pit of the Miike Coal Mine in Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 6, 2015. The coal mine 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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