Preservation woes hit 60% of Japan industrial revolution UNESCO sites

Some 60 percent of Japan's UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listed sites that bear testimony to the country's industrial revolution are worried about their preservation, results from a recent Kyodo News survey showed.Representatives of 14 out of the 23 facilities that make up the "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution" responded they were either "concerned" or "somewhat concerned." Insufficient funding for maintenance was the most commonly cited reason followed by a lack of specialized personnel, according to the survey.Saturday marks 10 years since the sites were added to the heritage…READ FULL ARTICLE