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December 12, 2022
The articles related to UNESCO
2021
- The inscription of "Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan" on World Heritage List (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (July 27, 2021)
- Inscription of “Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan” on the World Heritage List (Decision at the Extended 44th Session of the World Heritage Committee) (July 27, 2021)
- The inscription of "Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the Northern part of Okinawa Island and Iriomote Island" on World Heritage List (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (July 26, 2021)
- Inscription of “Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the Northern part of Okinawa Island and Iriomote Iseland” on the World Heritage List (Decision at the Extended 44th Session of the World Heritage Committe) (July 26, 2021)
2020
- Inscription of “Traditional skills, techniques and knowledge for the conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in Japan” on the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Statement by Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu) (December 17, 2020)
- Result of the examination on “Traditional skills, techniques and knowledge for the conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in Japan“ (at the 15th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage) (December 17, 2020)
- Meeting with the Director-General of the UNESCO (October 1, 2020)
- Signing of Exchange of Notes concerning Cultural Grant Assistance to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (February 26, 2020)
2019
- Foreign Minister Taro Kono Meets with H.E. Ms.Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (August 29, 2019)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by H.E. Ms.Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (August 28, 2019)
- The inscription of “Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan” on UNESCO’s World Heritage List (Decision at the 43rd Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO) (Statement by Foreign Minister Taro Kono) (July 6, 2019)
- Inscription of “Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan” (Decision at the 43rd Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO) (July 6, 2019)
2018
- Inscription of “Raiho-shin, ritual visits of deities in masks and costumes” on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Statement by Foreign Minister Kono) (November 29, 2018)
- Result of the examination on “Raiho-shin, ritual visits of deities in masks and costumes” (at the 13th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage) (November 29, 2018)
- Courtesy Call by the Director-General of the UNESCO (October 18, 2018)
- The inscription of “Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region” on UNESCO’s World Heritage List (Decision at the 42nd Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO) (Statement by Foreign Minister Taro Kono) (June 30, 2018)
- Inscription of “Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region”(Decision at the 42nd Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO) (June 30, 2018)
2017
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Taro Kono and H.E. Ms. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO (December 13,2017)
- The inscription of “The Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region”on UNESCO’s World Heritage List (Decision at the 41st Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO) (Statement by Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida) (July 9, 2017)
- Inscription of “The Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region” (Decision at the 41th Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO) (July 9, 2017)
2016
- Inscription of “Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan” on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Statement by Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida) (December 1, 2016)
- Result of the examination on “Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan” (at the 11th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage) (December 1, 2016)
- The Inscription of “The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement” on UNESCO’s World Heritage List (Decision at the 40th Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO) (Statement by Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida) (July 17, 2016)
- Inscription of the “The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement” (Decision at the 40th Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO) (July 17, 2016)
2015
- New inscriptions on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register (Statement by Foreign Press Secretary Yasuhisa Kawamura) (October 10,2015)
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Inscription of “The Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining” on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List (Decision at the 39th Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO)（July 5, 2015)
- Inscription of the “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution : Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining” (Decision at the 39th Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO) (July 5, 2015)
2014
- Statement by Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Inscription of “Washi, craftsmanship of Japanese hand-made paper” on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (November 27, 2014)
- Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, will participate in UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) (October 31, 2014)
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Inscription of the “Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites” on UNESCO’s World Heritage List (Decision at the 38th Session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO) (June 21, 2014)
- Meeting between Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida and H.E. Mrs. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO (May 8, 2014)