TOKYO: Japan on Monday celebrated the inscription of Meiji-era industrial sites on World Heritage list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), despite initial opposition from Seoul over the use of forced Korean laborers in the early 20th century.
Unesco’s World Heritage committee on Sunday added 23 sites considered representative of Japan’s industrial revolution around the reign of Emperor Meiji (1868-1912) to its vaunted list.
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