Japan to push Tomioka silk mill as world heritage site

Japan to push Tomioka silk mill as world heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo on June 21, 2012, shows the Tomioka silk mill in Gunma Prefecture. Japan will aim to have UNESCO register the Tomioka silk mill as a World Cultural Heritage site in 2014, according to a government plan approved on July 12, 2012, by an advisory panel.

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