Sacred Japanese island added to UNESCO heritage list

A sacred island and three reefs as well as four other related sites in southwestern Japan were added to UNESCO's World Heritage list Sunday, the international body said.The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization decided at a meeting in Krakow, southern Poland, to list the island of Okinoshima and the nearby reefs plus four other sites in Fukuoka Prefecture that a UNESCO preliminary review panel had recommended Japan should drop.The four sites added to the cultural heritage list in line with Japan's proposal include ancient tombs on the northern tip of Kyushu and th…READ FULL ARTICLE