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Arafune Cold Storage added to UNESCO list

Arafune Cold Storage added to UNESCO list

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken April 18, 2014 shows the Arafune Cold Storage for silkworm eggs in Shimonita, Gunma Prefecture, which used cold air blowing from underground through gaps between rocks. The facility, called Fuketsu, was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture.

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Arafune cold storage in Gunma Pref.

Arafune cold storage in Gunma Pref.

MAEBASHI, Japan - Arafune cold storage for silkworm eggs, in the town of Shimonita, Gunma Prefecture, is photographed on April 18, 2014. An advisory panel to UNESCO recently recommended the storage site be added to the World Cultural Heritage list.

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Body found on mountain confirmed as 'Crayon Shinchan' cartoonist

Body found on mountain confirmed as 'Crayon Shinchan' cartoonist

TOKYO, Japan - A helicopter from the Gunma Prefectural Police recovers a body found on 1,423-meter-high Mt. Arafune straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures on Sept. 20, 2009. The body was later confirmed as that of Yoshihito Usui, cartoonist of the popular ''Crayon Shinchan'' series adapted for TV and film.

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Body found on mountain confirmed as 'Crayon Shinchan' cartoonist

Body found on mountain confirmed as 'Crayon Shinchan' cartoonist

TOKYO, Japan - A helicopter from the Gunma Prefectural Police recovers a body found on 1,423-meter-high Mt. Arafune straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures on Sept. 20, 2009. The body was later confirmed as that of Yoshihito Usui, cartoonist of the popular ''Crayon Shinchan'' series adapted for TV and film. (Kyodo)

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