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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
The 39th Session of the World Heritage Committee being held in Bonn, Germany, adopted a Decision that decided to inscribe the “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution : Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining” on the World Heritage List.
The official date of inscription is expected to be as of July 8th, which is the final day of the 39th Session of the World Heritage Committee.