"Battle-Ship Island Nagasaki Japan" by Flickr user: kntrty
North Korea lashed out via state media on Wednesday at possible Japanese candidates for UNESCO World Heritage sites, on the grounds they were built on Korean slave labor.
The article, featured by both the Rodong Sinmun and Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), takes aim at several industrial sites on the tentative UNESCO list.
“Among them are the Mitsubishi Shipyard and the Hashima Coal Mine where more than 57,000 Koreans were forced to do slave labor and met death,” the article reads.
While it is difficult to find the sites mentioned on the UNESCO website
North Korea lashed out via state media on Wednesday at possible Japanese candidates for UNESCO World Heritage sites, on the grounds they were built on Korean slave labor.
The article, featured by both the Rodong Sinmun and Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), takes aim at several industrial sites on the tentative UNESCO list.
Trending
About the Author
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne was the Data and Analytic Director at NK News. Follow him on twitter @LeoPByrne