Japan to nominate mines for Unesco list despite South Korean protest

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TOKYO - Japan is set to nominate several mines for consideration as world heritage sites by Unesco, its prime minister said on Friday , despite protests from South Korea that the move is inappropriat

e as forced labourers were used there in World War Two.

Adding to already fraught bilateral relations, South Korea's foreign ministry protested the move, saying Korean labourers were forced to work there during Japan's 1910-1945 colonisation of the Korean peninsula, including during World War Two. "To start debate earlier means we can reach an agreement sooner," he told reporters, saying the sites were"really wonderful".

"We're aware that South Korea has its own opinions. So that's why we feel we should have meaningful, rational debate and dialogue," he added.

 

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