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Japan, S. Korea apart on World Heritage listing after 2nd round talks

Jun Shimmi (L), the Japan Foreign Ministry's director general for cultural affairs, and Choi Jong Moon, South Korea's ambassador for cultural and UNESCO affairs, shake hands at South Korea's Foreign Ministry in Seoul on June 9, 2015, before the second round of talks over the proposed UNESCO World Heritage listing of historical industrial sites in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, S. Korea remain apart over World Heritage listing

Jun Shimmi (L), director general for cultural affairs at Japan's Foreign Ministry, and Choi Jong Moon, South Korea's ambassador for cultural and UNESCO affairs, shake hands before their talks in Tokyo on May 22, 2015, on the proposed UNESCO World Heritage listing of historical industrial sites in Japan. The two nations failed to bridge a gap over the proposal, with Seoul reiterating its opposition. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, S. Korea remain apart over World Heritage listing

Jun Shimmi (L), director general for cultural affairs at Japan's Foreign Ministry, greets Choi Jong Moon, South Korea's ambassador for cultural and UNESCO affairs, before their talks in Tokyo on May 22, 2015, on the proposed UNESCO World Heritage listing of historical industrial sites in Japan. The two nations failed to bridge a gap over the proposal, with Seoul reiterating its opposition. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo