Four men claiming to be from North Korea rescued in western Japan
Four men claiming to be from North Korea arrived on an island in western Japan on Tuesday, after their boat apparently lost power and came under the protection of Japanese authorities, police said. A wooden boat about 9.3 meters long and 2.4 meters wide was ...
Chinese coast guard ships confirmed in waters off northwest Kyushu islands for first time
Two Chinese coast guard ships briefly entered Japanese waters Saturday around two islands off Kyushu, in the first confirmed entry by Chinese government vessels into the area, the Japan Coast Guard said. Under the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, vessels of every ...
Sacred island of Okinoshima, three reefs added to UNESCO World Heritage list
A sacred island and three reefs, as well as four other related sites in southwestern Japan, were added to UNESCO's World Heritage list on Sunday, the international body said. The organization decided at a meeting in Krakow, southern Poland, to list the island of Okinoshima ...
'Sacred Island of Okinoshima in Munakata Region and the Yamato Imperial Court'
Jan. 1-March 5 Okinoshima, a remote island in Fukuoka Prefecture, is the property of Munakata Grand Shrine and renowned for being the home of many ancient artifacts, including gold rings, gilt-bronze ornaments and a sankakuen shinjukyo (a triangular bronze mirror decorated with images of deities ...
Cabinet OKs bid to add Fukuoka ancient sites to UNESCO heritage list
The Cabinet approved on Friday recommending a group of ancient monuments in Fukuoka Prefecture for inclusion in the UNESCO cultural heritage list next year. The government will now submit a written recommendation for the Munakata-Okinoshima monuments to the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization by ...
'Sacred' men-only Japanese island to make UNESCO bid, but locals fear tourism
Japan is set to nominate Okinoshima, a remote Fukuoka Prefecture island some consider to be sacred, for 2017 UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listing. Also included in the bid will be a cluster of related sites in the area. The island is seldom visited, not least ...
