UNESCO announces adoption of “Decision Statement on Gunkanjima”… “Japan should have dialogue with relevant countries”

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee will soon issue a decision advising Japan to "continue dialogue with relevant countries such as South Korea" regarding the "Sites of the Meiji Industrial Revolution," which was once the site of forced labor for Koreans.
It is expected that the agreement will be adopted soon. According to the World Heritage Committee's website and diplomatic authorities on the 10th, the World Heritage Committee, which is made up of 21 countries, said at the Riyadh meeting that Japan
The committee plans to evaluate the current status report on the preservation of Meiji Industrial Revolution heritage sites submitted to the committee and adopt a decision. ``Japan was forced to work at sites of the Meiji Industrial Revolution, including the coal mines of Hashima (Gunkanjima), including Koreans who were forced to work there.
This is the first time in about two years that the World Heritage Committee has adopted a decision regarding whether the history of Japan is being properly communicated. In 2015, the sites of the Meiji Industrial Revolution will be registered as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan.
At the time, he had promised to ``make known the history of Koreans, including the forced labor of Koreans,'' but he has been criticized for failing to do so. The World Heritage Committee announced in July 2021 that the forced recruitment of Koreans
The government issued a decision expressing ``strong regrets'' to Japan, pointing out the lack of explanation regarding the incident. At that time, the World Heritage Committee requested Japan to submit a conservation status report, and this report was reissued.
The results of the official evaluation by the World Heritage Committee will now be issued as a ``decision''. The published draft decision calls for Japan to “receive new testimony to improve the facility’s interpretation strategy.”
We recommend not only conducting additional research and collecting and verifying materials, but also continuing dialogue with relevant countries." The World Heritage Committee also urges Japan to engage in sustained dialogue with relevant countries and provide additional information.
Updates on the survey will be submitted to the UNESCO World Heritage Center, which acts as the World Heritage Committee's secretariat, and its advisory body for consideration by December 1 next year.