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UNESCO Body Recommends Japan's Asuka-Fujiwara Sites for Heritage List

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A UNESCO advisory body has recommended adding a group of ancient sites in Nara Prefecture that show the formation of Japan's centralized state to the World Cultural Heritage list, the cultural affairs agency said Saturday.

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In Nara, the home of the Asuka-Fujiwara Palace, which was recommended for registration as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, there was a wave of relief and joy on the 6th, with people saying things like, "This is a big step forward," and "This is the result of many years of hard work." At 7:00 a.m., just hours after the recommendation was announced in the early hours of the morning, Governor Yamashita Makoto of Nara Prefecture and Asuka...

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Kyodo News+ broke the news in Japan on Saturday, June 6, 2026.
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