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About 65 kilometres off the northwestern coast of Japan, Akiyoshi Iwasaki is eager to share some history of the mountainous, lightning-bolt-shaped isle where he grew up.

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During his visit to the port in Hormozgan Province, Aikawa also met with Alireza Mohammadi Karaji-Ran, head of the province’s Ports and Maritime Department, to discuss ways of expanding economic cooperation between the two countries through the mentioned port. Speaking in this meeting, the ambassador expressed hope that with the lifting of the U.S. sanctions ...

A bid for a UNESCO World Heritage designation is the latest flash point between Japan and South Korea over Japanese colonial abuses during World War II.

Japan has set itself on a diplomatic collision course with South Korea by applying for UNESCO world heritage status for gold and silver mines on an island off its west coast, which used forced labor from Korea. The dispute over the mines on Sado Island is expected to further sour relations between the countries as the US is pressing them to present a united front against North Korea’s nuclear program. The mines are among dozens of industrial sites that played a key role in Japan’s modernizat...

"Sado Kinzan Gold Mine, located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, is a collection of historic relics depicting the 400-year history of Sado's gold and silver mines. A guided tour, which includes facilities such as 'the Best Gold Processing Plant in Asia' and 'Japan's First Western-Style Vertical Tunnel', will cause visitors to marvel at the impressive scale."

"Sado Kinzan Gold Mine, located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, is a collection of historic relics depicting the 400-year history of Sado's gold and silver mines. A guided tour, which includes facilities such as 'the Best Gold Processing Plant in Asia' and 'Japan's First Western-Style Vertical Tunnel', will cause visitors to marvel at the impressive scale."

"Sado Kinzan Gold Mine, located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, is a collection of historic relics depicting the 400-year history of Sado's gold and silver mines. A guided tour, which includes facilities such as 'the Best Gold Processing Plant in Asia' and 'Japan's First Western-Style Vertical Tunnel', will cause visitors to marvel at the impressive scale."

"Sado Kinzan Gold Mine, located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, is a collection of historic relics depicting the 400-year history of Sado's gold and silver mines. A guided tour, which includes facilities such as 'the Best Gold Processing Plant in Asia' and 'Japan's First Western-Style Vertical Tunnel', will cause visitors to marvel at the impressive scale."

The move could inflame tensions with South Korea, which opposes the registration due to the use of Korean wartime labor at the site.