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The International Council on Monument and Sites (ICOMOS), a nongovernment physique that works to protect cultural heritage websites, has known as on the town of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture to halt its redevelopment plans that may demolish newly-discovered Meiji Era (1868-1912) stays.
In a letter addressed to related authorities, ICOMOS President Teresa Patricio urged the town to droop excavations and development, and to start out discussions with specialists on how one can protect the 133-year-old stays of Moji Station.
“ICOMOS deeply regrets and is upset by the town authority’s disregard for this cultural heritage of nationwide and worldwide significance,” Patricio wrote within the letter.
