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Japan’s push for UNESCO to list divisive gold mine delayed

The remains of Aikawa Tsurushi Gold and Silver Mine is seen in Sado, Niigata prefecture, Japan, on Aug. 19, 2021. Japan’s push to register a controversial former gold mine on Sado Island for a UNESCO World Heritage list is now being delayed because of insufficiency in the application, officials said. (Kyodo News via AP) Shinsuke Suematsu, the Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Thursday, July 28, 2022. Japan’s push to register a controversial former gold mine on Sado Island for a UNESCO World Heritage list is now being delayed because of insufficiency in the application, officials said. (Kyodo News via AP)