Japan, Sado gold mine submitted to Unesco
A view of the split-top mountain of the Sado island gold mine on July 13, 2022. Under a split-top mountain on the Japanese island of Sado lies a network of centuries-old mines that have sparked a new diplomatic row with South Korea as Japan used Koreans forced labour inside the mine. The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines was submitted by Japan to become Unesco World Heritage. July 13, 2022 (Photo by Nicolas Datiche/AFLO) (JAPAN)