UNESCO Nanjing massacre inscriprion 'extremely regrettable': Japan
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TOKYO (AFP) - Japan Saturday described UNESCO's decision to inscribe documents related to the Nanjing massacre in its Memory of the World register as "extremely regrettable", calling for the process to be reformed.
"It is extremely regrettable that a global organisation that should be neutral and fair entered the documents in the Memory of the World register, despite the repeated pleas made by the Japanese government," Tokyo's foreign ministry said in a statement.
"As a responsible member of UNESCO, the Japanese government will seek a reform of this important project, so that it will not be used politically," the statement added.
