World Heritage Listing Heavy Influenced by Political, Historical Realities; Sado Gold Mines in Niigata Pref. Are Case in Point

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has decided to add the Sado Island Gold Mines in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, to its list of World Heritage Sites. The decision to include the complex came after an agreement between Japan and South Korea to install a permanent on-site exhibition at the mine describing...