Kamakura to cancel World Heritage bid

Kamakura to cancel World Heritage bid

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2013 shows the Great Buddha of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture. Kamakura Mayor Takashi Matsuo said May 27, 2013, he will ask the Agency for Cultural Affairs to drop its recommendation to list the ancient city near Tokyo to be registered on the World Heritage list.

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