Museum head to visit Cambodia to help save cultural heritage

Museum head to visit Cambodia to help save cultural heritage

NAGOYA, Japan - Masaomi Yokota, 77, head of Yokota Museum in the village of Tsukude southeast of Nagoya, poses for picture March 7 before his departure March 11 for Cambodia to advise officials about preserving its cultural heritage. His museum features ancient ceramics and artifacts from Southeast Asia.

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