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Southwest Japan islands set to become World Heritage site May 11, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) Mayor Yasushi Chibana of Kunigami, a village in the northern part of Okinawa Island, celebrates on May 10, 2021, as a UNESCO advisory panel recommends that the area and other southwestern Japan islands be added to the list of natural World Heritage sites. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) A UNESCO advisory panel recommended on Monday that a chain of islands in southwestern Japan with dense subtropical forests be added to the list of natural World Heritage sites, government officials said. The listing of the 43,000 hectare area, comprising Amami-Oshima Island and Tokunoshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture as well as the northern part of the main Okinawa Island and Iriomote Island in Okinawa Prefecture, is expected to be officially approved during an online World Heritage Committee session between July 16 and 31.

Japan generalDenny tamakiYusuke takayamaTsuyoshi asayamaYasushi chibanaMutsumi minobeSannai maruyamaInternational union for conservation of natureWorld heritage committeeMayor yasushi chibanaOkinawa islandWorld heritageAmami oshima islandTokunoshima islandKagoshima prefectureIriomote island