S. Korean group visits Shizuoka

S. Korean group visits Shizuoka

TOKYO, Japan - A group from Busan, South Korea, is briefed in Shizuoka City on July, 22, 2014, about Sunpu Castle in relation to Korean envoys sent to Japan. The group aims to register records of the ancient envoys on UNESCO's world memory heritage list, jointly with Japan.

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