Celebration after UNESCO's decision on Tomioka Silk Mill

DOHA, Qatar - Kenjiro Monji (L), ambassador at the Permanent Delegation of Japan to UNESCO, Gunma Gov. Masaaki Osawa (C), and Masanori Aoyagi, commission of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, cerebrate in Doha, Qatar, on June 21, 2014, following the UNESCO World Heritage Committee's decision to add the Tomioka Silk Mill and related sites to the World Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo)

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