Unesco Japan

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  Japan's "Divine Gift" Sake Recognised As UNESCO's Cultural Heritage

  Producers hope this will boost interest in the traditional drink worldwide amid its waning popularity back home, with youngsters preferring imported wine, domestic beer or whiskey.

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  17-Year-Old Canadian Tourist Accused Of Defacing A 1,200-Year-Old Temple In Japan

  The teenager is reported to have written the word ''Julian'', scratching the name into the 8th-century woodwork using his bare hands.

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  Internet Is Amazed By This Old Image Of A Japanese Beach

  In a post shared by a photographer named Hisa on Instagram, one can see snow, sand, and sea meet each other at the very same place.

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  No Visitors Allowed On Japan's Men-Only UNESCO Island

  Visitors will not be allowed to set foot on a men-only UNESCO World Heritage island in Japan from next year, an official said Saturday. The tiny landmass of Okinoshima, where women are banned and male visitors must bathe naked in the sea before visiting its shrine, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site last week

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  No Girls Allowed: Japan's Men-Only Island Gets UNESCO Nod

  A men-only island in Japan where women are banned and male visitors must bathe naked in the sea before visiting its shrine, has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site

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  Japan Withholds Annual Dues To UNESCO

  Japan has withheld its annual UNESCO dues, saying it wants to make sure the UN body properly functions to foster trust among member nations.

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  The Destinations You'll Want to Visit in 2016

  With the new year on the horizon, a slew of travel magazines and industry experts have been gazing into their crystal balls to predict the buzziest destinations of 2016.

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  Japan, China Must Move on From 'Excessive Focus' on Past: Shinzo Abe

  Japan's premier today said his country's relationship with China must move away from an "excessive focus" on the past during a meeting with a top Beijing envoy.

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  Japan Hits Out as UNESCO Archives Nanjing Massacre Documents

  Japan today lashed out at UNESCO's decision to inscribe documents related to the Nanjing massacre in its Memory of the World register, describing it as "extremely regrettable" and calling for the process to be reformed.

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  Japan Hails New UNESCO Listing Despite Korean Qualms

  Japan today celebrated the inscription of Meiji-era industrial sites on UNESCO's World Heritage list, despite initial opposition from Seoul over the use of forced Korean labourers in the early 20th century.

• Japan Blasts Chinese Bid for UN Recognition of Nanjing Massacre

  Japan protested to China on Wednesday after Beijing applied for the inclusion of the 1937 Nanjing massacre and the "comfort women" forced to work in wartime military brothels in a UNESCO programme, the latest flare-up of tensions in relations.

• Australia claims 'substantial' progress on reef protection

  Australia said it had made "substantial" progress on UNESCO benchmarks for protection of the Great Barrier Reef on Sunday in a report aimed at staving off a world heritage downgrade.

• Japan's Mount Fuji granted World Heritage status

  Japan's Mount Fuji, known for its perfectly cone-shaped volcano, was on Saturday granted World Heritage status, UNESCO said.

• Japan's Mount Fuji to get World Heritage stamp: officials

  Japan's Mount Fuji will likely be added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites next month after an influential advisory panel to the UN cultural body made a recommendation, officials said Wednesday.