UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows Mt. Fuji in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 22, 2013. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided the same day to inscribe Japan's iconic mountain on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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