Japan abandons bid for World Heritage listing of Christian sites

Japan abandons bid for World Heritage listing of Christian sites

File photo taken in July 2014 shows the Oura Church in the city of Nagasaki. The church is one of the 14 churches and other Christian sites in southwestern Japan that the government had sought to list as World Heritage sites. Japan decided on Feb. 9. 2016, to withdraw the request at the urging of a UNESCO panel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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