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Year Category Title
1993 Decision 09GA 13-28
Elections to the World Heritage Committee
1993 Decision 17COM XI
Inscription: Shirakami-Sanchi (Japan)
1993 Decision 17COM XI
Inscription: Yakushima (Japan)
1993 Decision 17COM XI
Inscription: Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu­-ji area (Japan)
1993 Decision 17COM XI
Inscription: Himeji-jo (Japan)
1994 Decision 18BUR IX2.B.1
Requests for International Assistance - Requests approved - Cultural heritage - Technical Cooperation
1994 Decision 18COM XI
Inscription: Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (Japan)
1995 Decision 19BUR VI.20
Shirakami-Sanchi (Japan)
1995 Decision 19COM VIIIC.1
Inscription: The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (Japan)
1996 Decision 20COM VIID.44
SOC noted by Committee: Shirakami-Sanchi and Yakushima (Japan)
1996 Decision 20COM VIIIC
Inscription: Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (Japan)
1996 Decision 20COM VIIIC
Inscription: Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) (Japan)
1997 Decision 02EXTCOM 2
Election of the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee
1997 Decision 21COM VIIC.41
Reports on the State of Conservation of Natural Properties Noted by the Committee
1998 Decision 22COM VIIIB.1
Inscription: Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (Japan)
1999 Decision 23COM VIIIC.1
Shrines and Temples of Nikko (Japan)
1999 Decision 23COM XV4.1
International Assistance for Natural Heritage approved by the Bureau
2000 Decision 24COM XC.1
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (Japan)
2001 Decision 25BUR V.233-234
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (Japan)
2001 Decision 25BUR V.281
State of conservation
2003 Periodic Reporting Periodic Reporting Cycle 1, Section I
2003 Periodic Reporting Periodic Reporting Cycle 1, Section I (Summary)
2003 Decision 27COM 7B.49
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (Japan)
2003 Decision 14GA 9
Elections to the World Heritage Committee
2004 Decision 28COM 14B.28
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range)
2004 Decision 28COM 15B.64
2005 Decision 29COM 8B.6
Nominations of Natural Properties to the World Heritage List (Shiretoko)
2006 Decision 30COM 7B.67
State of Conservation (Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara)
2006 Decision 30COM 7B.66
State of Conservation (Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range)
2007 Decision 31COM 7B.72
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (Japan)
2007 Decision 31COM 8B.26
Nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the world heritage list - Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
2007 Decision 16GA 1B
Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteur of the General Assembly
2007 Decision 16GA 3A.1
Elections to the World Heritage Committee - Reflection on election procedures of World Heritage Committee members and on the distribution of seats to ensure an equitable representation of the different Regions and Cultures of the World
2008 Decision 32COM 7B.73
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (Japan) (C 870)
2008 Decision 32COM 7B.16
Shiretoko (Japan) (N 1193)
2008 Decision 32COM 8B.24
Examination of nomination of natural, mixed and cultural proprerties to the World Heritage List - Hiraizumi - Cultural Landscape Associated with Pure Land Buddhist Cosmology (JAPAN)
2009 Decision 33COM 7B.76
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (Japan) (C 870)
2009 Decision 33COM 7A.21
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (Afghanistan) (C 208 rev)
2009 Decision 33COM 8B.19
Cultural properties - New Nominations - The Architectural and Urban Work of Le Corbusier (Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, Japan, and Switzerland)
2010 Decision 34COM 8B.53
Cultural Properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape (Japan)
2011 Decision 35COM 7B.71
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (Japan) (C 870)
2011 Decision 35COM 8B.30
Cultural Properties - Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (Japan)
2011 Decision 35COM 8B.11
Natural Properties - Ogasawara Islands (Japan)
2011 Decision 35COM 8B.40
Cultural Properties - Architectural work of Le Corbusier, an outstanding contribution to the Modern Movement (France / Germany / Argentina / Belgium / Japan / Switzerland)
2011 Decision 18GA 3
Elections to the World Heritage Committee
2012 Decision 36COM 7B.12
Shiretoko (Japan) (N 1193)
2012 Decision 36COM 8D
Clarifications of property boundaries and areas by States Parties in response to the Retrospective Inventory
2012 Periodic Reporting Periodic Reporting Cycle 2, Section I
2013 Decision 37COM 8B.28
Kamakura, Home of the Samurai (Japan)
2013 Decision 37COM 8E
Adoption of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value
2013 Decision 37COM 8B.29
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration (Japan)
2014 Decision 38COM 8D
Clarifications of Property Boundaries and Areas by States Parties in response to the Retrospective Inventory
2014 Decision 38COM 8B.27
Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites (Japan)
2015 Decision 39COM 7B.13
Shiretoko (Japan) (N 1193)
2015 Decision 39COM 8B.14
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining, Japan
2016 Decision 40COM 7B.39
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration (Japan) (C 1418)
2017 Decision 41COM 7B.30
Shiretoko (Japan) (N 1193)
2017 Decision 41COM 8B.19
Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region (Japan)
2017 Decision 41COM 8B.49
Statements of Outstanding Universal Value of Six Properties Inscribed at the 40th Session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) and not Adopted by the World Heritage Committee
2018 Decision 42COM 5A
Report of the World Heritage Centre on its activities and the implementation of the World Heritage Committee’s decisions
2018 Decision 42COM 7B.10
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining (Japan) (C 1484)
2018 Decision 42COM 7B.18
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan, Switzerland) (C 1321rev)
2018 Decision 42COM 8B.8
Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island (Japan)
2018 Decision 42COM 8B.22
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region (Japan)
2018 Decision 42COM 8B.44
Statements of Outstanding Universal Value of Properties Inscribed at Previous Sessions and Not Adopted by the World Heritage Committee
2019 Decision 43COM 7B.66
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration (Japan) (C 1418)
2019 Decision 43COM 7B.10
Shiretoko (Japan) (N 1193)
2019 Decision 43COM 8B.18
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan (Japan)
2021 Decision 44COM 7B.186
Shiretoko (Japan) (N 1193)
2021 Decision 44COM 7B.29
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (Japan) (C 972)
2021 Decision 44COM 7B.30
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining (Japan) (C 1484)
2021 Decision 44COM 7B.152
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan, Switzerland) (C 1321rev)
2021 Decision 44COM 8B.5
Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island (Japan)
2021 Decision 44COM 8B.37
Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan (Japan)
2021 Decision 44COM 8D
Clarifications of property boundaries and areas by States Parties
2021 Decision 23GA 5
Elections to the World Heritage Committee
2023 Decision 45COM 7B.175
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan, Switzerland) (C 1321rev)
2023 Decision 45COM 7B.167
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining (Japan) (C 1484)
2023 Decision 45COM 7B.166
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (Japan) (C 972)
2023 Decision 45COM 7B.84
Shiretoko (Japan) (N 1193)
2023 Decision 45COM 8D
Clarifications of property boundaries and areas by States Parties
2023 Decision 45COM 8B.68
Minor boundary modifications - Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan, Japan
2024 Decision 46COM 7B.33
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (Japan) (C 972)
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