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Cross stands on ruins of Hara Castle

NAGASAKI, Japan - A man walks around a cross standing on the premises of the Hara Castle remains in Minamishimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, as seen in this photo taken on Sept. 6, 2013. The site is part of the churches and Christian heritage sites in Nagasaki and Kumamoto prefectures endorsed by a Japanese government panel as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site candidate.

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Cross stands on ruins of Hara Castle

NAGASAKI, Japan - A man walks around a cross standing on the premises of the Hara Castle remains in Minamishimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, as seen in this photo taken on Sept. 6, 2013. The site is part of the churches and Christian heritage sites in Nagasaki and Kumamoto prefectures endorsed by a Japanese government panel as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site candidate. (Kyodo)

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Japan's focus on Christian persecution helped green light UNESCO site

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in Minamishimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 26, 2018 shows the remains of Hara Castle, one of the 12 "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region" which have been awarded World Heritage status. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo