Japan's Sado mine expected to be listed as UNESCO heritage: Seoul's foreign ministry

▲ This undated file photo shows a mine shaft built after the Meiji era in the Aikawa gold and silver mines in the Sado mine complex on the island of Sado in Japan. (Yonhap)

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Japan's Sado mine expected to be listed as UNESCO heritage: Seoul's foreign ministry

By Kim Han-joo

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- Japan's former gold mine linked to South Korea's wartime forced labor is expected to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site over the weekend, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC) is scheduled to review and make a decision on 28 new listing proposals, including the gold and silver mine complex on Japan's Sado Island, in New Delhi on Saturday.

Earlier this month, the International Council on Monuments and Sites, an advisory body to the UNESCO WHC, recommended referring the nomination of the Sado mine back to Japan, calling for more explanation over the entire history, including the modern history during which war atrocities were committed

After negotiations between the two countries, South Korea's foreign ministry said Japan has promised to reflect the entire history of the controversial mine and has already taken concrete measures.

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