Ogasawara Islands become World Heritage site

Ogasawara Islands become World Heritage site

OGASAWARA, Japan - Kazuo Morishita (2nd from R), mayor of the village of Ogasawara, watches the unveiling of a wooden monument commemorating the registration of the Ogasawara island chain as a World Heritage site by UNESCO on Chichijima, one of the islands, on June 24, 2011. (Kyodo)

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