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MAEBASHI — Ten years after its registration on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list, the Tomioka Silk Mill in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, is suffering from a decline in visitors, leading to a drop in revenue from admissions. Due to a lack of funds, there is no prospect of repairing two of its thre...