It is one of 505 uninhabited islands in Nagasaki Prefecture. While the island is a symbol of the rapid industrialisation of Japan, it is also a reminder of Japanese war crimes as a site of forced labour prior to and during World War. After much controversy, the island's coal mine was formally approved as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2015, as part of the Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution series.
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Probably not, but I suspect she is fully capable of generating a whole slew of other problems. LOL
Yes, I know. He was referencing the food, but the circumstance was just too good to pass up.
[THT] I wish there was some way I could downsize these photos.
Until then you'll just have to suffer through a lota leg. Oh darn.
Is that Mr Bean in the background?
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