WNAM REPORT: The International Council on Monument and Sites (ICOMOS), a nongovernment body that works to preserve cultural heritage sites, has called on the city of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture to halt its redevelopmental plants that would demolish newly-discovered Meiji Era (1868-1912) remains.
In a letter addressed to relevant authorities, ICOMOS President Teresa Patricio urged the city to suspend excavations and construction, and to start discussions with experts on how to preserve the 133-year-old remains of Moji Station.
“ICOMOS deeply regrets and is disappointed by the city authority’s disregard for this cultural heritage of national and international importance,” Patricio wrote in the letter.
